Deal 58	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass  BID        You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ K 8 7 3 ♥ J 8 4 2 ♦ 9 6 3 ♣ K Q

 

Deal 58	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass 2NT pass 4♣ pass  BID      With 9 points opposite an opening 2♣ bid you are too strong for a negative response. A suit response would promise a 5-card suit so you bid 2NT. Partner says 4♣. What do you bid?
	♠ K 8 7 3 ♥ J 8 4 2 ♦ 9 6 3 ♣ K Q

 

Deal 58	♠ A Q ♥ A K ♦ A K Q 10 2 ♣ J 10 7 6		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass 2NT pass 4♣ pass 4♦ pass 6NT pass pass pass Partner's jump to 4♣ over your 2NT is Gerber convention. You have no Aces so you respond 4♦. Partner bids 6NT. South to play 6NT. West leads the ♠J. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ K 8 7 3 ♥ J 8 4 2 ♦ 9 6 3 ♣ K Q

 

Deal 58	♠ A Q ♥ A K ♦ A K Q 10 2 ♣ J 10 7 6		South to play 6NT. West leads the ♠J. Winners: ♠ 3 : ♥ 2 : ♦ 3 : ♣ 0 : Total = 8 You need 4 more winners. The ♣ suit will provide 3 of them once the ♣A is gone. A 3-2 split in ♦s will assure 2 more ♦ tricks. There are lots of possibilities but you must be careful of entries and unblocking. In particular, you only have one entry to your hand (if you don't waste the ♠Q) and that is the ♣ K Q. So you need to be sure to unblock the ♠ A Q before you try to get to your hand in ♣s. But there is something you MUST do first - test the ♦s. You win the ♠A and play ♦A, ♦K. East shows out on the second ♦! Now you unblock your ♠Q, then lead a ♣ to your ♣Q. Assume a defender takes the ♣A and plays a ♠. You win the ♠K, then the ♣K. Next a ♦ toward dummy, finessing West out of the ♦J. Dummy is now high. Click NEXT for the full Deal - and an auxiliary plan.
	♠ K 8 7 3 ♥ J 8 4 2 ♦ 9 6 3 ♣ K Q

 

Deal 58	♠ A Q ♥ A K ♦ A K Q 10 2 ♣ J 10 7 6		What if you had carried out the plan up to the point when you led a ♣ toward your hand and the defense didn't take their ♣A? You must abandon ♣s temporarily and take the ♦ finesse. You take your good ♦s and then go back to ♣s.  Deal 59
♠ J 10 9 4 ♥ 9 6 5 ♦ J 8 5 4 ♣ 9 4		♠ 6 5 2 ♥ Q 10 7 3 ♦ 7 ♣ A 8 5 3 2
	♠ K 8 7 3 ♥ J 8 4 2 ♦ 9 6 3 ♣ K Q