Deal 80
 
 
 
♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT2 BID 
 
 
 

The bidding has gone as shown.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
  ♠ K 9 8 6
A 10 4
10 7 5 2
♣ A 2
 

 
Deal 80
 
 
 
♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT22NT
pass3♣pass BID 
 
 

You need to find out if partner has 4 ♠s.
Using lebensohl the way to do that is to first bid 2NT.
Partner bids 2♣, the relay bid. What do say next?
  ♠ K 9 8 6
A 10 4
10 7 5 2
♣ A 2
 

 
Deal 80
 
 
 
♠ A 10 7 3
9 7
K Q J
♣ K Q J 7
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT22NT
pass3♣pass3
pass3♠pass BID 
 

You need to find out if partner has 4 ♠s.
Using lebensohl the way to do that is to first bid 2NT.
Partner bids 2♣, the relay bid. What do say next?

Now you cue-bid 3. An immediate cue-bid would have been Stayman, (for the other Major), but the cue-bid following the lebensohl 2NT also promises a stopper in the enemy suit.
In any case, partner replies 3♠. Next?
  ♠ K 9 8 6
A 10 4
10 7 5 2
♣ A 2
 

 
Deal 80
 
 
 
♠ A 10 7 3
9 7
K Q J
♣ K Q J 7
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT22NT
pass3♣pass3
pass3♠pass4♠
passpasspass

You need to find out if partner has 4 ♠s.
Using lebensohl the way to do that is to first bid 2NT.
Partner bids 2♣, the relay bid. What do say next?

Now you cue-bid 3. An immediate cue-bid would have been Stayman, (for the other Major), but the cue-bid following the lebensohl 2NT also promises a stopper in the enemy suit.
In any case, partner replies 3♠. Next?

You bid 4♠.

Click NEXT to continue.
  ♠ K 9 8 6
A 10 4
10 7 5 2
♣ A 2
 

 
Deal 80
 
 
 
♠ A 10 7 3
9 7
K Q J
♣ K Q J 7
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT22NT
pass3♣pass3
pass3♠pass4♠
passpasspass

The contract would be 4♠ played by North.

To make South the declarer click ROTATE .
  ♠ K 9 8 6
A 10 4
10 7 5 2
♣ A 2
 

 
Deal 80
 
4♠
OL: K
♠ K 9 8 6
A 10 4
10 7 5 2
♣ A 2
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT
22NTpass3♣
pass3pass3♠
pass4♠all pass

South plays 4♠. West leads the K.
Do you take the first trick or not?

Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
  ♠ A 10 7 3
9 7
K Q J
♣ K Q J 7
 

 
Deal 80
 
4♠
OL: K
♠ K 9 8 6
A 10 4
10 7 5 2
♣ A 2
  Loser List: ♠ = 1/2 : = 1 : = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 3/4

You should not hold up on the for two reasons.
First, East might have a singleton.
Second, you might not have a loser at all (if you can discard both of dummy's losers on your ♣s.

So win the A and start on trumps by playing ♠A, then ♠K. Uh Oh. East discards a on the second ♠ so you have two ♠ losers.

 NEXT 
  ♠ A 10 7 3
9 7
K Q J
♣ K Q J 7
 

 
Deal 80
 
4♠
OL: K
♠ K 9 8 6
A 10 4
10 7 5 2
♣ A 2
  Loser List: ♠ = 1/2 : = 1 : = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 3/4

You should not hold up on the for two reasons.
First, East might have a singleton.
Second, you might not have a loser at all (if you can discard both of dummy's losers on your ♣s.

So win the A and start on trumps by playing ♠A, then ♠K. Uh Oh. East discards a on the second ♠ so you have two ♠ losers.


Now you will have to be lucky. Leave the two master trumps undrawn and start running the ♣s. Fortunately East has 4 ♣s and you are able to discard both of dummy's losers.
Play a next and your luck continues when it is West who takes the trick. Since East can't get in to pull your trumps, you cannot be defeated. You play your winners and ruff a in dummy. East will get his two trumps at the end.

Click NEXT to see the full deal.
  ♠ A 10 7 3
9 7
K Q J
♣ K Q J 7
 

 
Deal 80
 
4♠
OL: K
♠ K 9 8 6
A 10 4
10 7 5 2
♣ A 2
  Imagine what would have happened if you had played a third trump.

East would have taken the two trump tricks, then West would have taken 5 tricks and the A.

Deal 81
♠ 5
K Q J 6 5 2
A 6 4
♣ 9 4 3
♠ Q J 4 2
8 3
9 8 3
♣ 10 8 6 5
  ♠ A 10 7 3
9 7
K Q J
♣ K Q J 7