Deal 100	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass  BID        The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
	♠ A 9 6 4 ♥ 8 7 6 2 ♦ K 7 5 ♣ K 6

 

Deal 100	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♥ pass  BID      With 10 points and two 4-card Majors you bid 2♣ Stayman. Partner says 2♥; what do you bid next?
	♠ A 9 6 4 ♥ 8 7 6 2 ♦ K 7 5 ♣ K 6

 

Deal 100	♠ K 5 ♥ A 9 4 3 ♦ A 6 4 ♣ A 9 8 2		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♥ pass 4♥ pass pass pass   With 10 points and two 4-card Majors you bid 2♣ Stayman. Partner says 2♥; what do you bid next? Now you add a point for your doubleton, get to 11 points, and bid 4♥. Click NEXT to continue.
	♠ A 9 6 4 ♥ 8 7 6 2 ♦ K 7 5 ♣ K 6

 

Deal 100	♠ K 5 ♥ A 9 4 3 ♦ A 6 4 ♣ A 9 8 2		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♥ pass 4♥ pass pass pass   The contract would be 4♥ played by North. To make South the declarer click ROTATE .
	♠ A 9 6 4 ♥ 8 7 6 2 ♦ K 7 5 ♣ K 6

 

Deal 100   4♥ OL: ♦Q	♠ A 9 6 4 ♥ 8 7 6 2 ♦ K 7 5 ♣ K 6		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♥ pass 4♥ pass pass pass South plays 4♥. West leads the ♦Q. Win the ♦Q in either hand. Lets say you win with your ♦A. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ K 5 ♥ A 9 4 3 ♦ A 6 4 ♣ A 9 8 2

 

Deal 100   4♥ OL: ♦Q	♠ A 9 6 4 ♥ 8 7 6 2 ♦ K 7 5 ♣ K 6		Loser List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = 2* : ♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 3* *Don't get overconfident with this loser list. It assumes that trumps break 3-2, (if they don't you cannot make it), and also assumes you will be able to cross-ruff 4 small black cards. Cross-ruffing those 4 losers could be a problem. You can't afford to get over-ruffed so it would be nice if you could pull some trumps before you start the cross-ruff. But you must make sure that only two rounds of trumps get pulled, otherwise you won't have the trumps for the cross-ruff.  NEXT
	♠ K 5 ♥ A 9 4 3 ♦ A 6 4 ♣ A 9 8 2

 

Deal 100   4♥ OL: ♦Q	♠ A 9 6 4 ♥ 8 7 6 2 ♦ K 7 5 ♣ K 6		Loser List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = 2* : ♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 3* *Don't get overconfident with this loser list. It assumes that trumps break 3-2, (if they don't you cannot make it), and also assumes you will be able to cross-ruff 4 small black cards. Cross-ruffing those 4 losers could be a problem. You can't afford to get over-ruffed so it would be nice if you could pull some trumps before you start the cross-ruff. But you must make sure that only two rounds of trumps get pulled, otherwise you won't have the trumps for the cross-ruff. It is actually simple to make sure exactly two rounds of trumps are drawn. At trick 2 just duck a ♥ in each hand. An opponent will win this, but you can take the next trick, (probably a ♦), and then pull a second round of trumps with your ♥A. Then leave the trumps alone and play your two black A K's, then start cross-ruffing with your 4 tiny trumps. The defender with the master trump can over-ruff when he can, and can even cash a ♦. But that's all he can do so you will make your game. Click NEXT  for the complete Deal.
	♠ K 5 ♥ A 9 4 3 ♦ A 6 4 ♣ A 9 8 2

 

Deal 100   4♥ OL: ♦Q	♠ A 9 6 4 ♥ 8 7 6 2 ♦ K 7 5 ♣ K 6		Suppose you had played first the ♥A, then a small ♥. East would have won the second one, and if he had then continued ♦s you would have made the contract. But if he was a good enough defender to pull a THIRD round of trumps, getting 2 for the price of 1 value, you would have been defeated. Back to Introduction
♠ J 10 7 ♥ J 5 ♦ Q J 9 2 ♣ J 10 4 3		♠ Q 8 3 2 ♥ K Q 10 ♦ 10 8 3 ♣ Q 7 5
	♠ K 5 ♥ A 9 4 3 ♦ A 6 4 ♣ A 9 8 2