For officers, of course, the trouble with following a suspect is obvious: play it too tight or get too close, and they can be "made," or exposed; play it too loose, and they can lose their target.
The obvious play was to lead a heart to the queen after winning the spade king.
The obvious play was to lead a spade, hoping to sneak a trick in that suit.
Without the double, South's obvious play for his 12th trick would be a club finesse.
When you have two options, don't always make the obvious play.
A Time to Hedge South Korean stocks offer an obvious play on Japan's postquake woes and a United States recovery.
The obvious play of ruffing a spade would have permitted East to discard a diamond, preparing for an overruff.
On the first trick, the obvious play of a low diamond from dummy is not the best.
This was not an obvious play, even though West's failure to lead a spade hinted at his void.
Arrington: even the guys who move fast, the people with money behind them, have made obvious plays.
