Deal 16	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass  BID        You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ 9 5 ♥ A 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K Q 10 9 8 3

 

Deal 16	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♥ pass  BID      It is tempting to bid 3NT and hope partner can use your ♣ suit. But you have something very important in your hand - a 4-card ♥ suit. So you bid 2♣. (Stayman, not your ♣ suit!) Partner replies 2♥. What do you say next?
	♠ 9 5 ♥ A 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K Q 10 9 8 3

 

Deal 16	♠ A K 3 ♥ K 8 6 5 ♦ 9 7 6 2 ♣ A J		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♥ pass 4♥ pass pass pass   He who knows, goes. You have 11 points and 4 ♥s. Partner has at least 15 points and 4 ♥s. So you bid the game. North would play 4♥. Click ROTATE
	♠ 9 5 ♥ A 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K Q 10 9 8 3

 

Deal 16	♠ 9 5 ♥ A 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K Q 10 9 8 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♥ pass 4♥ pass pass pass South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A K 3 ♥ K 8 6 5 ♦ 9 7 6 2 ♣ A J

 

Deal 16	♠ 9 5 ♥ A 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K Q 10 9 8 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♥ pass 4♥ pass pass pass South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠Q. Losers: ♠ 0 : ♥ 1 or 2 : ♦ 1 : ♣ 0 : Total = 2 or 3 This PLAN looks awfully simple. Win the ♠, play ♥A, ♥K, then give up a ♥. When you get back in run the ♣s. But when you play the second high ♥ East shows out. Make another Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A K 3 ♥ K 8 6 5 ♦ 9 7 6 2 ♣ A J

 

Deal 16	♠ 9 5 ♥ A 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K Q 10 9 8 3		South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠Q. Let's start over. Play ♥K, then ♥A. East shows out. If you play another ♥ West will pull all the trumps and they will start winning ♦ tricks. Lots of ♦ tricks. So don't lead the third ♥. Leave West with his two master trumps and start playing ♣ winners. West will eventually ruff in with one of his high trumps and perhaps take a ♦ trick. But you have trump control and can get in again and reach dummy with a ruff to continue ♣s. All West can do is get his one more trump. Click NEXT to see the full deal.
	♠ A K 3 ♥ K 8 6 5 ♦ 9 7 6 2 ♣ A J

 

Deal 16	♠ 9 5 ♥ A 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K Q 10 9 8 3		When you have pulled a couple of rounds of trumps and the defenders hold a master trump it is usually good technique to leave it out. No sense using two of yours to get one of theirs. This hand is much rarer - leaving TWO master trumps out. But you can see that it is the correct technique.  Deal 17
♠ Q J 10 4 ♥ Q 10 9 3 ♦ Q 10 4 3 ♣ 5		♠ 8 7 6 2 ♥ J ♦ A K J 8 ♣ 7 6 4 2
	♠ A K 3 ♥ K 8 6 5 ♦ 9 7 6 2 ♣ A J