Deal 72	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♥ dbl pass  BID      You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ K 7 6 2 ♥ A 7 6 3 ♦ A 5 ♣ 9 6 2

 

Deal 72	♠ A J 4 3 ♥ 4 ♦ K 7 3 2 ♣ A K 7 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♥ dbl pass 2♠ pass 4♠ pass pass pass When responding to partner's Takeout Double: - with 0-8 points you bid cheaply - with 9-11 points you jump in a suit - with 12 or more points you cue-bid their suit You have 11 so you jump to 2♠. Partner bids 4♠ and you pass. South plays 4♠. West leads the ♥K. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ K 7 6 2 ♥ A 7 6 3 ♦ A 5 ♣ 9 6 2

 

Deal 72	♠ A J 4 3 ♥ 4 ♦ K 7 3 2 ♣ A K 7 3		South plays 4♠. West leads the ♥K. Losers: ♠ 1 : ♥ 3? : ♦ 0 : ♣ 1 : Total = 5? The loser count is somewhat misleading because obviously you can ruff some ♥s in dummy. Sometimes it is better to count winners, even though it is a suit contract. Winners: ♠ 2 : ♥ 1 : ♦ 2 : ♣ 2 : Total = 7 Thinking like this makes it clear that you must win 3 of your 4 small trumps. The best way to do this is to win the ♥A and pull 2 rounds of trumps with ♠A and ♠K, spurning the finesse. Trumps split 3-2, so leave the master trump out and cash your other high card winners. Then start cross-ruffing, ♥s in dummy and ♦s in your hand. The defender with the master trump is welcome to ruff with it whenever he wants - it won't stop you from coming to 10 tricks. Click NEXT for the full deal.
	♠ K 7 6 2 ♥ A 7 6 3 ♦ A 5 ♣ 9 6 2

 

Deal 72	♠ A J 4 3 ♥ 4 ♦ K 7 3 2 ♣ A K 7 3		You may have been tempted to play the ♠K, then finesse West for the ♠Q. If you tried that East would have won his ♠Q, then played another ♠. That would leave both you and dummy with only one trump each and you would have come up a trick short. You can afford to pull just two rounds of trumps, then must cross-ruff with your remaining four.  Deal 73
♠ 8 5 ♥ K Q J 10 9 2 ♦ Q J 4 ♣ Q J		♠ Q 10 9 ♥ 8 5 ♦ 10 9 8 6 ♣ 10 8 5 4
	♠ K 7 6 2 ♥ A 7 6 3 ♦ A 5 ♣ 9 6 2