Deal 39	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♠ pass  BID    You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ 5 4 ♥ 10 9 6 3 ♦ A K 9 2 ♣ Q 8 5

 

Deal 39	♠ K Q J 8 6 2 ♥ 5 ♦ Q 6 4 ♣ 9 7 2		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♠ pass pass pass Don't even think twice. Just pass and wonder why the opponents aren't bidding. North would play 2♠. Click ROTATE
	♠ 5 4 ♥ 10 9 6 3 ♦ A K 9 2 ♣ Q 8 5

 

Deal 39	♠ 5 4 ♥ 10 9 6 3 ♦ A K 9 2 ♣ Q 8 5		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♠ pass pass pass South plays 2♠. West leads ♥A, then ♥K. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ K Q J 8 6 2 ♥ 5 ♦ Q 6 4 ♣ 9 7 2

 

Deal 39	♠ 5 4 ♥ 10 9 6 3 ♦ A K 9 2 ♣ Q 8 5		North plays 2♠. East leads ♥A, then ♥K. Losers: ♠ 1/2 : ♥ 1 : ♦ 0 : ♣ 3 : Total = 5/6 If West has both ♣A and ♣K you could save yourself 1 ♣ loser, but the odds are about 3 to 1 against that. Your best chance of making this contract is just to hold your ♠ losers to 1. With an expected 3-2 split there will not be a problem, but you might as well take extra pains if you can do so without risk. So after you ruff the ♥K you do NOT play the ♠K. Instead you play a ♦ to dummy and lead a ♠ toward your honors. Your extra pains pay off when East plays the ♠A, which was a singleton. Click NEXT to see the full deal.
	♠ K Q J 8 6 2 ♥ 5 ♦ Q 6 4 ♣ 9 7 2

 

Deal 39	♠ 5 4 ♥ 10 9 6 3 ♦ A K 9 2 ♣ Q 8 5		If you had led your ♠K East would have won the ♠A and you would later have to give up a ♠ trick to West's ♠10. It costs nothing to make a careful play. Most of the time it doesn't matter, but every now and again it pays off in a contract that couldn't be made without the careful play.  Deal 40
♠ 10 9 7 3 ♥ A K 8 4 ♦ 10 8 ♣ A 10 3		♠ A ♥ Q J 7 2 ♦ J 7 5 3 ♣ K J 6 4
	♠ K Q J 8 6 2 ♥ 5 ♦ Q 6 4 ♣ 9 7 2