Lead the 2 or 3 from the North hand toward the
king. If the jack doesn't appear, you plan to
finesse West for the jack on the next round.

This works when West has the jack singleton,
doubleton, tripleton or fourth. By first leading
from the North hand, you give yourself an extra
chance to find the jack, when East has A-J doubleton.

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