Deal 50	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass  BID          You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ K Q 9 8 7 5 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 6 3 ♣ A 8

 

Deal 50	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 1♠ pass 2♠ pass  BID        You don't quite have the strength for a jump-shift, and in any case sometimes it is better to proceed slowly. So you respond 1♠, knowing partner must bid again. He does bid again, surprising you when he says 2♠. What do you bid?
	♠ K Q 9 8 7 5 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 6 3 ♣ A 8

 

Deal 50	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 1♠ pass 2♠ pass 3♣ pass 3♦ pass  BID      All of a sudden your hand has become gigantic. Never mind points, you have only 5 possible losers in your hand and partner has opened the bidding. Surely he can take care of a few of them. You want to try for slam. DO NOT BID BLACKWOOD! With two quick losers in ♦s you would not know what to do if Partner showed only one Ace. You wouldn't know whether the defense could take the first two ♦ tricks or not. A better approach is to use a control bid. So you bid 3♣. Partner will absolutely know that you aren't bidding a ♣ suit, he knows you have already agreed on ♠s. He will take you to be showing first round control in ♣s, probably the ♣A. Partner bids 3♦. What do you bid next?
	♠ K Q 9 8 7 5 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 6 3 ♣ A 8

 

Deal 50	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 1♠ pass 2♠ pass 3♣ pass 3♦ pass 4NT pass 5♥ pass  BID    Partner's 3♦ is a control bid showing the ♦A. Do not even consider that he is trying to get back to ♦s, you both know that your suit is ♠s. NOW you use Blackwood, knowing you are not in danger of losing two quick ♦s. Partner replies 5♥, showing two Aces. What do you bid?
	♠ K Q 9 8 7 5 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 6 3 ♣ A 8

 

Deal 50	♠ A J 6 4 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A K 7 4 2 ♣ 6 2		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 1♠ pass 2♠ pass 3♣ pass 3♦ pass 4NT pass 5♥ pass 6♠ pass pass pass Your side has all the Aces but don't get greedy. Remember that partner made a minimum bid at his second turn. He couldn't have two Aces and three Kings. So you bid the small slam. South plays 6♠. West leads the ♥Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ K Q 9 8 7 5 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 6 3 ♣ A 8

 

Deal 50	♠ A J 6 4 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A K 7 4 2 ♣ 6 2		South plays 6♠. West leads the ♥Q. Losers: ♠ 0 : ♥ 1 : ♦ 0 : ♣ 1 : Total = 2 Too bad partner didn't have either ♥K or ♣K. But since he didn't you will just have to establish the ♦ suit. You pull trumps in one round with your ♠K. Play ♦ A K, then ruff a ♦. if both defenders follow then both dummy's ♦s are good and you will make 7. However, it is more likely that ♦s will split 4-2, in which case you return to dummy with the ♠J and ruff the fourth ♦. Back to dummy with the ♠A and play the now-established ♦7, discarding either your ♥ or ♣ loser. Click NEXT to see the full deal.
	♠ K Q 9 8 7 5 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 6 3 ♣ A 8

 

Deal 50	♠ A J 6 4 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A K 7 4 2 ♣ 6 2		Establishing a long side suit in dummy is one of the basic ways to eliminate a loser. In this hand you could not be defeated unless the ♦s split 5-1.  Deal 51
♠ 3 ♥ Q J 10 6 2 ♦ 10 8 ♣ K J 9 5 3		♠ 10 ♥ K 9 8 3 ♦ Q J 9 5 ♣ Q 10 7 4
	♠ K Q 9 8 7 5 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 6 3 ♣ A 8