Deal 97
 
 
 
♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
2NTpass BID 
 
 
 

The bidding has gone as shown.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
  ♠ A J 3
K Q 9 7 4
7 6 4 2
♣ 10
 

 
Deal 97
 
 
 
♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
2NTpass3
pass4pass BID 
 
 

You know you may be in slam territory, but first you need to establish trumps.
So you bid 3 as a transfer and almost faint when partner jumps to 4, showing a super-accept. Now what do you bid?
  ♠ A J 3
K Q 9 7 4
7 6 4 2
♣ 10
 

 
Deal 97
 
 
 
♠ K Q
A J 10
A K 5 3
♣ A 8 7 3
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
2NTpass3
pass4pass4NT
pass5♠pass BID 
 

You know you may be in slam territory, but first you need to establish trumps.
So you bid 3 as a transfer and almost faint when partner jumps to 4, showing a super-accept. Now what do you bid?

Check for Aces with Blackwood, partner replies 5♠. What next?
  ♠ A J 3
K Q 9 7 4
7 6 4 2
♣ 10
 

 
Deal 97
 
 
 
♠ K Q
A J 10
A K 5 3
♣ A 8 7 3
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
2NTpass3
pass4pass4NT
pass5♠pass6
passpasspass

You know you may be in slam territory, but first you need to establish trumps.
So you bid 3 as a transfer and almost faint when partner jumps to 4, showing a super-accept. Now what do you bid?

Check for Aces with Blackwood, partner replies 5♠. What next?

Partner shows three Aces. You can't consider a Grand Slam, so bid 6.

Click NEXT to continue.
  ♠ A J 3
K Q 9 7 4
7 6 4 2
♣ 10
 

 
Deal 97
 
 
 
♠ K Q
A J 10
A K 5 3
♣ A 8 7 3
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
2NTpass3
pass4pass4NT
pass5♠pass6
passpasspass

The contract would be 6 played by North.

To make South the declarer click ROTATE .
  ♠ A J 3
K Q 9 7 4
7 6 4 2
♣ 10
 

 
Deal 97
 
6
OL: 8
♠ A J 3
K Q 9 7 4
7 6 4 2
♣ 10
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
2NT
pass3pass4
pass4NTpass5♠
pass6all pass

South plays 6.
West leads the 8, on which East plays the 9.
You win the K.

Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
  ♠ K Q
A J 10
A K 5 3
♣ A 8 7 3
 

 
Deal 97
 
6
OL: 8
♠ A J 3
K Q 9 7 4
7 6 4 2
♣ 10
  Loser List: ♠ = 0 : = 0 : = 2 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 2

If you look just at the North and South hands you would think this was a pretty easy slam to make. Pull trumps and play three rounds of s, and as long as the s split 3-2 you make twelve tricks.
But when you consider the 8 opening lead you realize that it won't happen. The missing s are Q J 10 9 and 8. The ONLY combination from which West would lead the 8 is when he has a singleton. So the s won't be splitting and you need a different plan.

 NEXT 
  ♠ K Q
A J 10
A K 5 3
♣ A 8 7 3
 

 
Deal 97
 
6
OL: 8
♠ A J 3
K Q 9 7 4
7 6 4 2
♣ 10
  Loser List: ♠ = 0 : = 0 : = 2 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 2

If you look just at the North and South hands you would think this was a pretty easy slam to make. Pull trumps and play three rounds of s, and as long as the s split 3-2 you make twelve tricks.
But when you consider the 8 opening lead you realize that it won't happen. The missing s are Q J 10 9 and 8. The ONLY combination from which West would lead the 8 is when he has a singleton. So the s won't be splitting and you need a different plan.


You need to get a discard somewhere, and dummy's third ♠ will take care of one of YOUR losers. But then to establish YOUR hand you are going to have to ruff all 3 ♣ losers.

 NEXT 
  ♠ K Q
A J 10
A K 5 3
♣ A 8 7 3
 

 
Deal 97
 
6
OL: 8
♠ A J 3
K Q 9 7 4
7 6 4 2
♣ 10
  Loser List: ♠ = 0 : = 0 : = 2 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 2

If you look just at the North and South hands you would think this was a pretty easy slam to make. Pull trumps and play three rounds of s, and as long as the s split 3-2 you make twelve tricks.
But when you consider the 8 opening lead you realize that it won't happen. The missing s are Q J 10 9 and 8. The ONLY combination from which West would lead the 8 is when he has a singleton. So the s won't be splitting and you need a different plan.

You need to get a discard somewhere, and dummy's third ♠ will take care of one of YOUR losers. But then to establish YOUR hand you are going to have to ruff all 3 ♣ losers.


Play the ♣A and ruff a ♣.
Enter your hand with the 10 and ruff another ♣ high.
Back to your hand with the J and ruff another ♣ high.
Dummy is out of trumps but there is still one more in a defender's hand. So come to your hand with the ♠Q and pull the last trump, discarding a from dummy.

With all the trumps pulled cash dummy's 2 ♠s and your A, then give up a at the last trick.

Click NEXT to see the full deal.
  ♠ K Q
A J 10
A K 5 3
♣ A 8 7 3
 

 
Deal 97
 
6
OL: 8
♠ A J 3
K Q 9 7 4
7 6 4 2
♣ 10
  This isn't strictly a dummy-reversal since you actually used your own hand to pull trumps and dummy's trumps for ruffing.

However it's a "role reversal", you pulled trumps with the short-trump hand and took three ruffs in the long-trump hand.

But call it whatever you like, that's the way to make this Deal.

Deal 98
♠ 9 8 6 4 2
8 5 2
8
♣ K Q 9 6
♠ 10 7 5
6 3
Q J 10 9
♣ J 5 4 2
  ♠ K Q
A J 10
A K 5 3
♣ A 8 7 3