Deal 43	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2NT pass 3♦ pass  BID      The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
	♠ A K 6 3 ♥ A Q ♦ A 10 7 5 ♣ A 8 3

 

Deal 43	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2NT pass 3♦ pass 3♥ pass 3NT pass  BID    Partner's 3♦ bid is a transfer; you dutifully reply 3♥. Partner now bids 3NT. What do you say?
	♠ A K 6 3 ♥ A Q ♦ A 10 7 5 ♣ A 8 3

 

Deal 43	♠ 8 4 ♥ J 10 9 7 3 ♦ 6 4 2 ♣ K J 5		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2NT pass 3♦ pass 3♥ pass 3NT pass pass pass Partner has just a 5-card ♥ suit. He doesn't have 4 ♠s or he would have used Stayman. With no 8-card Major fit you pass 3NT. Click NEXT to continue.
	♠ A K 6 3 ♥ A Q ♦ A 10 7 5 ♣ A 8 3

 

Deal 43   3NT OL: ♠Q	♠ 8 4 ♥ J 10 9 7 3 ♦ 6 4 2 ♣ K J 5		South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠Q on which East plays the ♠7. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A K 6 3 ♥ A Q ♦ A 10 7 5 ♣ A 8 3

 

Deal 43   3NT OL: ♠Q	♠ 8 4 ♥ J 10 9 7 3 ♦ 6 4 2 ♣ K J 5		Winner List: ♠ = 2 : ♥ = 1 : ♦ = 1 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 6 You might get one more winner from the ♣ finesse, but basically you are going to have to establish dummy's ♥s.  NEXT
	♠ A K 6 3 ♥ A Q ♦ A 10 7 5 ♣ A 8 3

 

Deal 43   3NT OL: ♠Q	♠ 8 4 ♥ J 10 9 7 3 ♦ 6 4 2 ♣ K J 5		Winner List: ♠ = 2 : ♥ = 1 : ♦ = 1 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 6 You might get one more winner from the ♣ finesse, but basically you are going to have to establish dummy's ♥s. You don't have the entries to think about going over to dummy to finesse the ♥K, so you play the ♥A then the ♥Q, hoping a defender will grab their ♥K and set up three ♥ winners in dummy. But they allow your ♥Q to hold the trick.  NEXT
	♠ A K 6 3 ♥ A Q ♦ A 10 7 5 ♣ A 8 3

 

Deal 43   3NT OL: ♠Q	♠ 8 4 ♥ J 10 9 7 3 ♦ 6 4 2 ♣ K J 5		Winner List: ♠ = 2 : ♥ = 1 : ♦ = 1 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 6 You might get one more winner from the ♣ finesse, but basically you are going to have to establish dummy's ♥s. You don't have the entries to think about going over to dummy to finesse the ♥K, so you play the ♥A then the ♥Q, hoping a defender will grab their ♥K and set up three ♥ winners in dummy. But they allow your ♥Q to hold the trick. Now you are desperate. You need two entries to dummy, one so you can play ♥s to force out the ♥Q, and another to enjoy the good ♥s. One of these entries will be the ♣K and the second will have to be the ♣J. So you play a ♣ to the Jack and then you . . . . . . click NEXT to see if the finesse worked.
	♠ A K 6 3 ♥ A Q ♦ A 10 7 5 ♣ A 8 3

 

Deal 43   3NT OL: ♠Q	♠ 8 4 ♥ J 10 9 7 3 ♦ 6 4 2 ♣ K J 5		Lucky you. West held the ♣Q. But don't get too smug. A lot of the plays work in these practice deals because they are set up to reward the correct Plan. In real life finesses only work half the time. Deal 44
♠ Q J 10 5 2 ♥ 8 4 ♦ J 8 3 ♣ Q 9 6		♠ 9 7 ♥ K 6 5 2 ♦ K Q 9 ♣ 10 7 4 2
	♠ A K 6 3 ♥ A Q ♦ A 10 7 5 ♣ A 8 3