Deal 76	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♠ pass pass 2NT pass  BID    The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
	♠ 5 2 ♥ A 7 3 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2

 

Deal 76	♠ A 10 9 ♥ K Q 6 4 ♦ A 9 5 2 ♣ A 5		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♠ pass pass 2NT pass 3NT pass pass pass Partner's 1NT overcall shows 15-18 points and guarantees a ♠ stop. With 11 points and no 4-card ♥ suit you say 3NT. Click NEXT to continue.
	♠ 5 2 ♥ A 7 3 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2

 

Deal 76	♠ A 10 9 ♥ K Q 6 4 ♦ A 9 5 2 ♣ A 5		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♠ pass pass 2NT pass 3NT pass pass pass The contract would be 3NT played by North. To make South the declarer click ROTATE .
	♠ 5 2 ♥ A 7 3 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2

 

Deal 76   3NT OL: ♠K	♠ 5 2 ♥ A 7 3 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♠ pass pass 2NT pass 3NT pass pass pass South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠K. Do you hold up or not? Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A 10 9 ♥ K Q 6 4 ♦ A 9 5 2 ♣ A 5

 

Deal 76   3NT OL: ♠K	♠ 5 2 ♥ A 7 3 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2		Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 : ♦ = 2 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 8 You need just one more winner. It could come from a finesse of the ♣J. It could come from a 3-3 ♥ split. It could come by establishing a fourth card in ♦s. Most important for now is the ♠ lead? Do you hold up?  NEXT
	♠ A 10 9 ♥ K Q 6 4 ♦ A 9 5 2 ♣ A 5

 

Deal 76   3NT OL: ♠K	♠ 5 2 ♥ A 7 3 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2		Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 : ♦ = 2 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 8 You need just one more winner. It could come from a finesse of the ♣J. It could come from a 3-3 ♥ split. It could come by establishing a fourth card in ♦s. Most important for now is the ♠ lead? Do you hold up? Yes you should hold up. In fact you might as well hold up twice since you aren't contemplating a throw-in of West. Holding up twice will protect you in the unlikely event that West made his 2♠ bid with a 5-card suit.  NEXT
	♠ A 10 9 ♥ K Q 6 4 ♦ A 9 5 2 ♣ A 5

 

Deal 76   3NT OL: ♠K	♠ 5 2 ♥ A 7 3 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2		Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 : ♦ = 2 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 8 You need just one more winner. It could come from a finesse of the ♣J. It could come from a 3-3 ♥ split. It could come by establishing a fourth card in ♦s. Most important for now is the ♠ lead? Do you hold up? Yes you should hold up. In fact you might as well hold up twice since you aren't contemplating a throw-in of West. Holding up twice will protect you in the unlikely event that West made his 2♠ bid with a 5-card suit. Both the ♥ possibility and the ♣ possibility will either work or not, so you can save them for later. Your highest percentage chance is the fourth ♦, but here you must be careful. You must try to establish the ♦s without allowing West to get the lead. It is actually pretty easy. Just play a small ♦ from your hand and when West plays low insert the ♦10. East wins the ♦J but cannot harm you with his return. When the remaining ♦s fall you have established your ninth trick. Click NEXT  for the full deal.
	♠ A 10 9 ♥ K Q 6 4 ♦ A 9 5 2 ♣ A 5

 

Deal 76   3NT OL: ♠K	♠ 5 2 ♥ A 7 3 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ K J 6 2		Suppose West inkles out what you are trying to do and inserts his ♦Q when you play the low ♦ toward dummy? If he does that he hands you all four ♦ tricks! Deal 77
♠ K Q J 8 6 4 ♥ 9 2 ♦ Q 8 7 ♣ 9 4		♠ 7 3 ♥ J 10 8 5 ♦ J 6 ♣ Q 10 8 7 3
	♠ A 10 9 ♥ K Q 6 4 ♦ A 9 5 2 ♣ A 5