Deal 57	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH  BID      You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ 8 5 ♥ Q J 10 9 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K J 8

 

Deal 57	♠ A 9 6 2 ♥ A 8 ♦ A 8 7 6 ♣ A 4 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 3♥ 3♠ 4♥ pass pass pass You estimate your hand has 6 playing tricks. That is reasonable for a preemptive 3♥ bid. West overcalls 3♠ and partner bids 4♥. Everybody passes. South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠K. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ 8 5 ♥ Q J 10 9 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K J 8

 

Deal 57	♠ A 9 6 2 ♥ A 8 ♦ A 8 7 6 ♣ A 4 3		South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠K. Losers: ♠ 1 : ♥ 1 : ♦ 0 : ♣ 1 : Total = 3 This looks way too easy. If the ♥ finesse works and the ♣ finesse works you could make 6. It is when things look too easy that you should look for danger! What if you play the ♠A and East ruffs. What if East also gets a trick with the ♥K and West gets a trick with the ♣Q. What with your ♠ loser you would be down 1. West probably has a 7-card suit to overcall at the 3-level, so if you play the ♠A East will ruff and one of your winners will disappear. So don't play the ♠A. Duck and let West win the trick while East shows out as expected. West will lead the ♠Q and you duck again. So West will lead the ♠J and you duck one more time, but now you can ruff in your hand. Lead your ♥Q and finesse, East winning the ♥K. East will probably return a ♦ which you win in dummy. Play the ♥A. Then ruff a ♦ to get back to your hand and pull any trumps left out. Play a ♣ to dummy's ♣A and at long last play dummy's ♠A and discard your ♣ loser. Click NEXT for the full deal.
	♠ 8 5 ♥ Q J 10 9 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K J 8

 

Deal 57	♠ A 9 6 2 ♥ A 8 ♦ A 8 7 6 ♣ A 4 3		You always had 10 winners in this hand, as long as one of them didn't disappear. To make sure the ♠A didn't disappear you had to hold it until East no longer had a trump.  Deal 58
♠ K Q J 10 7 4 3 ♥ 5 ♦ Q 3 ♣ Q 7 5		♠ -- ♥ K 6 3 ♦ K J 10 9 4 2 ♣ 10 9 6 2
	♠ 8 5 ♥ Q J 10 9 7 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K J 8