Deal 42	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH  BID      You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ A K 6 2 ♥ K Q J 10 9 ♦ A J ♣ 6 5

 

Deal 42	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♥ pass 2♥ pass  BID    With 19 points and a 5-card ♥ suit you open 1♥. Partner raises you to 2♥. What do you bid?
	♠ A K 6 2 ♥ K Q J 10 9 ♦ A J ♣ 6 5

 

Deal 42	♠ 8 7 ♥ A 8 3 ♦ 9 5 2 ♣ Q 8 7 4 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♥ pass 2♥ pass 4♥ pass pass pass Partner's bid shows 6-10 points. If he has 6 it might be close, but otherwise you should have a game. You bid 4♥. South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A K 6 2 ♥ K Q J 10 9 ♦ A J ♣ 6 5

 

Deal 42	♠ 8 7 ♥ A 8 3 ♦ 9 5 2 ♣ Q 8 7 4 3		South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠Q. Losers: ♠ 2 : ♥ 0 : ♦ 1 : ♣ 2 : Total = 5 The three minor suit losers cannot be avoided, but the two ♠ losers can be ruffed in dummy. A small amount of caution is in order. Win the ♠K and play the ♠A. Ruff a ♠ with dummy's ♥8. East shows out but cannot over-ruff. Return to your hand with the ♦A and ruff your last ♠ with dummy's ♥A. Return to your hand with a trump. You will lose three minor suit cards and nothing else. Click NEXT to see the full deal.
	♠ A K 6 2 ♥ K Q J 10 9 ♦ A J ♣ 6 5

 

Deal 42	♠ 8 7 ♥ A 8 3 ♦ 9 5 2 ♣ Q 8 7 4 3		Some would go down on this hand when they ruffed the first ♠ with dummy's ♥3 and East over-ruffed. It is pretty clear that you should ruff with one of the higher cards, but sometimes the thought comes too late.  Deal 43
♠ Q J 10 5 3 ♥ 4 ♦ K 10 8 3 ♣ K 10 2		♠ 9 4 ♥ 7 6 5 2 ♦ Q 7 6 4 ♣ A J 9
	♠ A K 6 2 ♥ K Q J 10 9 ♦ A J ♣ 6 5