Deal 3
 
 
 
♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT
pass2♣pass BID 
 
 

The bidding has gone as shown.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
  ♠ K 6 5
K Q
K Q 8 2
♣ A 10 7 4
 

 
Deal 3
 
 
 
♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT
pass2♣pass2
pass2NTpass BID 
 

Partner's 2♣ is Stayman convention.
With no 4-card Major suit your response is 2.
Partner now bids 2NT. What do you say?
  ♠ K 6 5
K Q
K Q 8 2
♣ A 10 7 4
 

 
Deal 3
 
 
 
♠ J 4
A 9 8 5
J 10 7 3
♣ K 8 2
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT
pass2♣pass2
pass2NTpass3NT
passpasspass

Partner's 2♣ is Stayman convention.
With no 4-card Major suit your response is 2.
Partner now bids 2NT. What do you say?

The 2NT bid is invitational, asking you to bid game with a maximum, pass with a minimum. You have 17 points so you bid 3NT.

Click NEXT to continue.
  ♠ K 6 5
K Q
K Q 8 2
♣ A 10 7 4
 

 
Deal 3
 
3NT
OL: ♠7
♠ J 4
A 9 8 5
J 10 7 3
♣ K 8 2
  South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠7.
You put on dummy's ♠J, but East wins the ♠A then continues with the ♠9. Do you play your ♠K now?

Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
  ♠ K 6 5
K Q
K Q 8 2
♣ A 10 7 4
 

 
Deal 3
 
3NT
OL: ♠7
♠ J 4
A 9 8 5
J 10 7 3
♣ K 8 2
  Winner List: ♠ = 1 : = 3 : = 0 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 6

You need 3 more tricks, and they must come from s. So you must drive out the A. The problem is that when the defenders win the A they may also take 4 ♠ tricks.

This is another case where you should hold up. Allow EW to win the second trick and take your ♠K only at trick #3.

 NEXT 
  ♠ K 6 5
K Q
K Q 8 2
♣ A 10 7 4
 

 
Deal 3
 
3NT
OL: ♠7
♠ J 4
A 9 8 5
J 10 7 3
♣ K 8 2
  Winner List: ♠ = 1 : = 3 : = 0 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 6

You need 3 more tricks, and they must come from s. So you must drive out the A. The problem is that when the defenders win the A they may also take 4 ♠ tricks.

This is another case where you should hold up. Allow EW to win the second trick and take your ♠K only at trick #3.


Now you drive out the A.
If West has it and also started with 5 ♠s you will go down.
But if East has the A you will make the contract no matter how ♠s split.

Click NEXT to see the full deal.
  ♠ K 6 5
K Q
K Q 8 2
♣ A 10 7 4
 

 
Deal 3
 
3NT
OL: ♠7
♠ J 4
A 9 8 5
J 10 7 3
♣ K 8 2
 
If you win the second ♠ East will still have a ♠ when he wins the A.

But if you hold up your ♠K East will have no ♠ to put his partner in with.

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