Deal 32	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH pass 1NT pass 2♠ pass  BID    The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
	♠ A 9 6 ♥ 9 8 4 2 ♦ A K 7 3 ♣ K J

 

Deal 32	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH pass 1NT pass 2♠ pass 3♣ pass pass pass Many people play Jacoby Transfer convention. Not all of them play that an initial response of 2♠ asks partner to bid 3♣. You use that here and reply 3♣. Everybody passes. Click NEXT to continue.
	♠ A 9 6 ♥ 9 8 4 2 ♦ A K 7 3 ♣ K J

 

Deal 32   3♣ OL: ♥Q	♠ 5 3 ♥ 7 6 ♦ 10 5 ♣ 9 8 6 5 4 3 2		What a terrible dummy! This shows why this method is a good addition to Jacoby Transfers. South plays 3♣. West leads the ♥Q. East takes the ♥ A K, then switches to the ♠Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A 9 6 ♥ 9 8 4 2 ♦ A K 7 3 ♣ K J

 

Deal 32   3♣ OL: ♥Q	♠ 5 3 ♥ 7 6 ♦ 10 5 ♣ 9 8 6 5 4 3 2		Loser List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 2 : ♦ = 0 : ♣ = ? :: Total = 3 + ? Instead of trying to estimate how many ♣ losers you may have, just tell yourself that you can only afford to lose one! Then you base your plan on that requirement.  NEXT
	♠ A 9 6 ♥ 9 8 4 2 ♦ A K 7 3 ♣ K J

 

Deal 32   3♣ OL: ♥Q	♠ 5 3 ♥ 7 6 ♦ 10 5 ♣ 9 8 6 5 4 3 2		Loser List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 2 : ♦ = 0 : ♣ = ? :: Total = 3 + ? Instead of trying to estimate how many ♣ losers you may have, just tell yourself that you can only afford to lose one! Then you base your plan on that requirement. You might as well win the ♠A. You need to play the trumps from dummy and the easiest way to get there is to play ♦ A K, then ruff a ♦. Now play a ♣ from dummy and play what from your hand?  NEXT
	♠ A 9 6 ♥ 9 8 4 2 ♦ A K 7 3 ♣ K J

 

Deal 32   3♣ OL: ♥Q	♠ 5 3 ♥ 7 6 ♦ 10 5 ♣ 9 8 6 5 4 3 2		Loser List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 2 : ♦ = 0 : ♣ = ? :: Total = 3 + ? Instead of trying to estimate how many ♣ losers you may have, just tell yourself that you can only afford to lose one! Then you base your plan on that requirement. You might as well win the ♠A. You need to play the trumps from dummy and the easiest way to get there is to play ♦ A K, then ruff a ♦. Now play a ♣ from dummy and play what from your hand? You may think it is a guess whether to play the ♣K or ♣J, but there is no guessing involved here. You must play the ♣J because East cannot possibly hold the ♣A. Just go back and look at the bidding again. The East hand failed to open the bidding in first seat. And since then you have seen the ♥ A K and the ♠Q come out of the hand. That's 9 points and the ♣A would bring that total to 13. Since he passed it follows that he doesn't have the ♣A. Of course he might or might not have the ♣Q, you just have to hope for that card. Click NEXT to see the full deal.
	♠ A 9 6 ♥ 9 8 4 2 ♦ A K 7 3 ♣ K J

 

Deal 32   3♣ OL: ♥Q	♠ 5 3 ♥ 7 6 ♦ 10 5 ♣ 9 8 6 5 4 3 2		It's easy to forget the bidding once you have started playing a hand. But good players don't forget, they use every bit of information they can get to help them make their contracts. That's why they make more contracts. Deal 33
♠ K 10 7 2 ♥ Q J 10 3 ♦ Q J 4 ♣ A 7		♠ Q J 8 4 ♥ A K 5 ♦ 9 8 6 2 ♣ Q 10
	♠ A 9 6 ♥ 9 8 4 2 ♦ A K 7 3 ♣ K J