Deal 22	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♣ pass  BID      You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ 10 6 5 4 ♥ A K 3 ♦ 9 6 4 2 ♣ J 8

 

Deal 22	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♣ pass 1♠ pass 2♠ pass  BID    There are three legitimate choices, 1♦, 1♠ or 1NT. You should always show a Major suit if you can, even a poor one like this. You bid 1♠. Partner says 2♠ and it is your bid.
	♠ 10 6 5 4 ♥ A K 3 ♦ 9 6 4 2 ♣ J 8

 

Deal 22	♠ 9 8 7 3 ♥ 9 6 4 ♦ A 8 5 ♣ A K Q		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♣ pass 1♠ pass 2♠ pass pass pass Partner has a minimum opener. You pass in a flash. South plays 2♠. West leads the ♦K. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ 10 6 5 4 ♥ A K 3 ♦ 9 6 4 2 ♣ J 8

 

Deal 22	♠ 9 8 7 3 ♥ 9 6 4 ♦ A 8 5 ♣ A K Q		South plays 2♠. West leads the ♦K. Losers: ♠ 3? : ♥ 1 : ♦ 2 : ♣ 0 : Total = 6? Your ♥ loser can disappear on dummy's third ♣. If ♠s split 3-2 you can hold your losers in the suit to 3 as long as the defenders don't get a ruff. But if the defender with a doubleton trump happened to get a ruff then your trump losers would go to 4. You should lead trumps to try to prevent this. So win the ♦A and lead a ♠. West will win and play 3 high ♦s. You ruff the third one in dummy. East may over-ruff, and if he does you can hope that he was the defender who started with 3 trumps. Suppose East now leads a ♥. You win in your hand and play another trump, happily observing the ♠K and ♠A both fall. You win the rest of the tricks, discarding your ♥ loser on dummy's third ♣. Click NEXT to see the full deal.
	♠ 10 6 5 4 ♥ A K 3 ♦ 9 6 4 2 ♣ J 8

 

Deal 22	♠ 9 8 7 3 ♥ 9 6 4 ♦ A 8 5 ♣ A K Q		When the defenders have a lot of high trumps you have to try to make sure they fall on the same tricks. You were a little lucky that the defender who got the ruff, East, was the one who started with 3 trumps.  Deal 23
♠ A Q ♥ 10 8 5 ♦ K Q J 10 ♣ 7 6 3 2		♠ K J 2 ♥ Q J 7 2 ♦ 7 3 ♣ 10 9 5 4
	♠ 10 6 5 4 ♥ A K 3 ♦ 9 6 4 2 ♣ J 8