Deal 48	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH pass pass pass  BID      You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ A 9 6 5 4 3 ♥ 8 2 ♦ K J 8 ♣ A K

 

Deal 48	♠ Q J 10 8 2 ♥ 9 6 5 ♦ Q 10 ♣ Q 7 4		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH pass pass pass 1♠ 2♥ 4♠ pass pass pass You open 1♠. West overcalls 2♥ and partner bids 4♠. South plays 4♠. West leads ♥A, ♥K, ♥Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A 9 6 5 4 3 ♥ 8 2 ♦ K J 8 ♣ A K

 

Deal 48	♠ Q J 10 8 2 ♥ 9 6 5 ♦ Q 10 ♣ Q 7 4		South plays 4♠. West leads ♥A, ♥K, ♥Q. Losers: ♠ 1 : ♥ 2 : ♦ 1 : ♣ 0 : Total = 4 You have already lost the 2 ♥s and you will definitely lose the ♦. So you cannot lose a ♠ as well. When you have 11 cards in a suit missing the King, the recommended play is to play for the drop. But the recommended play shouldn't be used on this hand because you know that East has the ♠K. How do you know this? Because West has turned up with 10 points in ♥s, (the A K Q and a fifth one). If he held the ♠K as well he would have had 13 points and a good suit and would have opened he bidding. But he didn't open, so he doesn't have the ♠K. Ruff the ♥. Play the ♦8 to dummy's ♦10. If East takes the ♦A win his return and enter dummy with the ♦Q. When in dummy lead the ♠Q and finesse East out of his ♠K. Click NEXT for the full deal.
	♠ A 9 6 5 4 3 ♥ 8 2 ♦ K J 8 ♣ A K

 

Deal 48	♠ Q J 10 8 2 ♥ 9 6 5 ♦ Q 10 ♣ Q 7 4		You have to listen to the bidding and draw conclusions from what is bid - and not bid. Because he passed originally you could figure out that West could not hold the ♠K. Or, if you had needed to know, he could also not have had the ♦A.  Deal 49
♠ -- ♥ A K Q 10 3 ♦ 9 6 4 2 ♣ 10 6 3 2		♠ K 7 ♥ J 7 4 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ J 9 8 5
	♠ A 9 6 5 4 3 ♥ 8 2 ♦ K J 8 ♣ A K