Deal 23	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH  BID      You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ A K 3 ♥ K 4 ♦ A K 6 5 ♣ J 8 7 2

 

Deal 23	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 2♣ pass  BID    You are too strong to open 1NT. With two 4-card minors the correct opening bid is 1♦. Partner responds 2♣. What do you bid now?
	♠ A K 3 ♥ K 4 ♦ A K 6 5 ♣ J 8 7 2

 

Deal 23	♠ Q 10 7 ♥ 10 5 ♦ Q 7 2 ♣ A Q 10 9 5		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 2♣ pass 3NT pass pass pass You now need to make a jump bid. You MIGHT jump to 4♣ but that would bypass what is probably your best game. Instead you just jump to 3NT. Partner doesn't HAVE to pass, but he does. South plays 3NT. West leads the ♥7 East wins ♥A and returns ♥9. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A K 3 ♥ K 4 ♦ A K 6 5 ♣ J 8 7 2

 

Deal 23	♠ Q 10 7 ♥ 10 5 ♦ Q 7 2 ♣ A Q 10 9 5		South plays 3NT. West leads the ♥7 East wins ♥A and returns ♥9. Winner count: ♠ 3 : ♥ 1 : ♦ 3 : ♣ 1 : Total = 8 You have a LOT of points - but only 8 tricks. And you know that if you lose the lead there will be a deluge of ♥s on the table. ♣s is your best suit, and if the finesse works you will make 6. Of course if it fails you will go down. But there is one thing you should do before you stake everything on a 50% finesse. You should play 3 rounds of ♦s. If they split 3-3 you will have found your ninth trick and you won't risk the ♣ finesse. Click NEXT to see the full deal.
	♠ A K 3 ♥ K 4 ♦ A K 6 5 ♣ J 8 7 2

 

Deal 23	♠ Q 10 7 ♥ 10 5 ♦ Q 7 2 ♣ A Q 10 9 5		If you try the ♣ finesse you will go down, losing 1 ♣ and 4 ♥s. If you take your 4 ♦ tricks and refuse to try the ♣ finesse you will make the contract. The best thing about this plan is that when you test the ♦s, if it turns out they do not split 3-3 you can still try the ♣ finesse.  Deal 24
♠ J 8 6 ♥ Q J 8 7 2 ♦ 10 9 4 ♣ 6 3		♠ 9 5 4 2 ♥ A 9 6 3 ♦ J 8 3 ♣ K 4
	♠ A K 3 ♥ K 4 ♦ A K 6 5 ♣ J 8 7 2