Example
A typical example is shown where spades are trumps and the lead is in dummy (North). The is led. If East ruffs low, then declarer overruffs low and cashes the ace and king of spades. If East ruffs high, declarer overruffs with the and finesses West for the to make the remaining two tricks. Devil's coups are very rare: not only the trump suit but the side suits must lie well for declarer. In practice, declarer might well decide to play the ace and king of trumps earlier in the hand, in an attempt to drop a doubleton QJ. ==See also==