Deal 68
 
 
 
♠ ?
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♣ ?
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
12 BID 
 
 
 

You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
   
  ♠ 7 3
5 4 3 2
Q 4
♣ A K 10 8 3
 

 
Deal 68
 
 
 
♠ ?
?
?
♣ ?
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
122
2♠passpass BID 
 
 

With 11 points you would probably have bid 3, a limit raise, if East hadn't overcalled.

But you now doubt your Q is worth 2 points so you just say 2.

Now West comes in with 2♠ and it is passed around to you.
   
  ♠ 7 3
5 4 3 2
Q 4
♣ A K 10 8 3
 

 
Deal 68
 
 
 
♠ A J 4
K Q J 10 8 6
8 7 3
♣ 6
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
122
2♠passpass3
passpasspass
 

With a known 9-card fit this hand is worth a 3 bid.

Everybody passes.

North would play 3.

Click ROTATE 
   
  ♠ 7 3
5 4 3 2
Q 4
♣ A K 10 8 3
 

 
Deal 68
 
 
 
♠ 7 3
5 4 3 2
Q 4
♣ A K 10 8 3
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1
222♠pass
pass3passpass
pass

South plays 3. West leads A, K, J. East plays first the 10, then 2.

Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
   
  ♠ A J 4
K Q J 10 8 6
8 7 3
♣ 6
 

 
Deal 68
 
 
 
♠ 7 3
5 4 3 2
Q 4
♣ A K 10 8 3
  South plays 3. West leads A, K, J. East plays first the 10, then 2.

Losers: ♠ 2 : 1 : 3 : ♣ 0 : Total = 6

Although there are two ♠ losers in your hand, one can either be ruffed in dummy or discarded on a high ♣. So you really only have one loser too many.

You should realize that if you ruff this with one of dummy's teensy s it will be over-ruffed. East did signal a doubleton. The loss of the teensy doesn't worry you, you have plenty of them. But the loss of the opportunity to dump a loser should worry you a lot.

So don't ruff at all. Discard a ♠. Now you can ruff your other ♠ loser in dummy.

Click NEXT to see the full deal.
   
  ♠ A J 4
K Q J 10 8 6
8 7 3
♣ 6
 

 
Deal 68
 
 
 
♠ 7 3
5 4 3 2
Q 4
♣ A K 10 8 3
  Be ever watchful for situations where you may be over-ruffed.

Often, like in this deal, you can discard a loser instead.

 Deal 69 
♠ Q 6
A
A K J 9 6 5
♣ 9 7 5 2
♠ K 10 9 8 5 2
9 7
10 2
♣ Q J 4
  ♠ A J 4
K Q J 10 8 6
8 7 3
♣ 6