Deal 28	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH  BID      You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ A K Q 9 8 ♥ K 8 3 ♦ J 5 2 ♣ 7 4

 

Deal 28	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♠ pass 2♠ pass  BID    You open 1♠. Partner responds 2♠. What is your bid?
	♠ A K Q 9 8 ♥ K 8 3 ♦ J 5 2 ♣ 7 4

 

Deal 28	♠ 10 6 4 ♥ A 5 ♦ 9 6 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♠ pass 2♠ pass pass pass This was easy. You had a minimum opening bid and partner gave a minimum response. You pass. South plays 2♠. West leads the ♥Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A K Q 9 8 ♥ K 8 3 ♦ J 5 2 ♣ 7 4

 

Deal 28	♠ 10 6 4 ♥ A 5 ♦ 9 6 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2		South plays 2♠. West leads the ♥Q, East plays ♥9. Losers: ♠ 0 : ♥ 1 : ♦ 3 : ♣ 2 : Total = 6 You have one loser too many. It doesn't seem you can do anything about the 3 ♦s but you might be able to avoid one of the ♣s if you are lucky. However, you can probably get rid of the ♥ loser by ruffing it in dummy. One small worry - East's play of the ♥9 might be the start of a doubleton signal. If so, he may be able to over-ruff dummy. You should have played the ♥A on the first trick. Next you pull two rounds of trumps with ♠A, ♠K. Only then do you play ♥K and ♥8 ruffing with dummy's last trump. Fortunately East only had two trumps and cannot over-ruff, even though he is out of ♥s. When you get back in you will pull trumps and lead toward dummy's ♣ K J, hoping to make a good guess. Click NEXT to see the full deal.
	♠ A K Q 9 8 ♥ K 8 3 ♦ J 5 2 ♣ 7 4

 

Deal 28	♠ 10 6 4 ♥ A 5 ♦ 9 6 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2		As you see, the ♣ A Q were sitting badly and you could not win a ♣ trick. The only way to make the contract was to ruff a ♥ in dummy.  Deal 29
♠ 7 3 2 ♥ Q J 10 6 4 2 ♦ A 7 ♣ 10 5		♠ J 5 ♥ 9 7 ♦ K Q 10 8 ♣ A Q 9 8 3
	♠ A K Q 9 8 ♥ K 8 3 ♦ J 5 2 ♣ 7 4