Deal 19
 
 
 
♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT
pass2♣pass BID 
 
 

The bidding has gone as shown.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
  ♠ 9 8 3
7 3
A K 4 2
♣ A K Q J
 

 
Deal 19
 
 
 
♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT
pass2♣pass2
pass2pass BID 
 

In response to partner's Stayman bid you bid 2 to indicate no 4-card Major.
Partner now bids 2. What do you say?
  ♠ 9 8 3
7 3
A K 4 2
♣ A K Q J
 

 
Deal 19
 
 
 
♠ J 7 5 2
A K 9 8 5
7 3
♣ 8 3
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT
pass2♣pass2
pass2pass3NT
passpasspass

In response to partner's Stayman bid you bid 2 to indicate no 4-card Major.
Partner now bids 2. What do you say?

Partner's bid shows 5s, and by inference, 4 ♠s.
You hand does not provide an 8-card fit in either Major, so with 17 points you say 3NT.

Click NEXT to continue.
  ♠ 9 8 3
7 3
A K 4 2
♣ A K Q J
 

 
Deal 19
 
3NT
OL: Q
♠ J 7 5 2
A K 9 8 5
7 3
♣ 8 3
  South plays 3NT. West leads the Q.

Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
  ♠ 9 8 3
7 3
A K 4 2
♣ A K Q J
 

 
Deal 19
 
3NT
OL: Q
♠ J 7 5 2
A K 9 8 5
7 3
♣ 8 3
  Winner List: ♠ = 0 : = 2 : = 2 : ♣ = 4 :: Total = 8

You need one more winner and without question it must come from the suit.

Your problem is finding dummy entries, all dummy has is the A K.

 NEXT 
  ♠ 9 8 3
7 3
A K 4 2
♣ A K Q J
 

 
Deal 19
 
3NT
OL: Q
♠ J 7 5 2
A K 9 8 5
7 3
♣ 8 3
  Winner List: ♠ = 0 : = 2 : = 2 : ♣ = 4 :: Total = 8

You need one more winner and without question it must come from the suit.

Your problem is finding dummy entries, all dummy has is the A K.


You must find the s split 3-3.
You must also duck a to keep a valuable entry.
Win the and play the 7, ducking in dummy.

 NEXT 
  ♠ 9 8 3
7 3
A K 4 2
♣ A K Q J
 

 
Deal 19
 
3NT
OL: Q
♠ J 7 5 2
A K 9 8
7
♣ 8 3
  Winner List: ♠ = 0 : = 2 : = 2 : ♣ = 4 :: Total = 8

You need one more winner and without question it must come from the suit.

Your problem is finding dummy entries, all dummy has is the A K.

You must find the s split 3-3.
You must also duck a to keep a valuable entry.
Win the and play the 7, ducking in dummy.


East will win the and return a which you win in your hand.
You now play your last to dummy, and if the suit was originally 3-3 you will win 4 tricks.

Click NEXT to see whether you made the game or not.
  ♠ 9 8 3
3
A 4 2
♣ A K Q J
 

 
Deal 19
 
3NT
OL: Q
♠ J 7 5 2
A K 9 8 5
7 3
♣ 8 3
  The "brute force" method for establishing dummy's suit would be to play  A K, then another. If they split 3-3 your last two s would be winners.

Of course you'd look pretty stupid to have those 2 winners in dummy and no way to reach them.

So you use the duck instead.

 Deal 20 
♠ A Q 10
J 6 2
Q J 10 8
♣ 9 6 4
♠ K 6 4
Q 10 4
9 6 5
♣ 10 7 5 2
  ♠ 9 8 3
7 3
A K 4 2
♣ A K Q J