Deal 14	♠ A 10 7 2 ♥ 9 6 ♦ J 5 4 ♣ Q J 9 5		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2NT pass 3♣ pass 3♠ pass 4♠ pass pass pass South is to play 4♠ after North's Stayman bid uncovered the 4-4 fit. West leads the ♥J which you win the your ♥A. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ K J 6 5 ♥ A K ♦ Q 8 7 ♣ A K 7 4

 

Deal 14   4♠ OL: ♥J	♠ A 10 7 2 ♥ 9 ♦ J 5 4 ♣ Q J 9 5		With three possible losers in ♦s you might first think that you will have to finesse one of the defenders for the trump Queen. But anytime you see an unsupported Jack opposite an unsupported Queen you should start thinking about a throw-in play. And what better card to use for the throw-in than the Queen of trumps. So pull two rounds of trumps with the ♠A and ♠K, hoping the ♠Q falls. She doesn't fall, but both defenders do follow suit. So the ♠Q is the only trump outstanding. Click NEXT .
	♠ K J 6 5 ♥ K ♦ Q 8 7 ♣ A K 7 4

 

Deal 14   4♠ OL: ♥J	♠ 10 7 ♥ 9 ♦ J 5 4 ♣ Q J 9 5		With three possible losers in ♦s you might first think that you will have to finesse one of the defenders for the trump Queen. But anytime you see an unsupported Jack opposite an unsupported Queen you should start thinking about a throw-in play. And what better card to use for the throw-in than the Queen of trumps. So pull two rounds of trumps with the ♠A and ♠K, hoping the ♠Q falls. She doesn't fall, but both defenders do follow suit. So the ♠Q is the only trump outstanding. Next eliminate ♥s from you and dummy by playing the ♥K. Click NEXT .
	♠ J 6 ♥ K ♦ Q 8 7 ♣ A K 7 4

 

Deal 14   4♠ OL: ♥J	♠ 10 7 ♥   ♦ J 5 4 ♣ Q J 9 5		With three possible losers in ♦s you might first think that you will have to finesse one of the defenders for the trump Queen. But anytime you see an unsupported Jack opposite an unsupported Queen you should start thinking about a throw-in play. And what better card to use for the throw-in than the Queen of trumps. So pull two rounds of trumps with the ♠A and ♠K, hoping the ♠Q falls. She doesn't fall, but both defenders do follow suit. So the ♠Q is the only trump outstanding. Next eliminate ♥s from you and dummy by playing the ♥K. Now play four rounds of ♣s to eliminate that suit. If a defender decides to ruff one of these ♣s with the master trump he will be end-played, forced to either play a ♦ or to give you a ruff-sluff. So assume that all four ♣s win tricks. Click NEXT .
	♠ J 6 ♥   ♦ Q 8 7 ♣ A K 7 4

 

Deal 14   4♠ OL: ♥J	♠ 10 7 ♥   ♦ J 5 4 ♣		With three possible losers in ♦s you might first think that you will have to finesse one of the defenders for the trump Queen. But anytime you see an unsupported Jack opposite an unsupported Queen you should start thinking about a throw-in play. And what better card to use for the throw-in than the Queen of trumps. So pull two rounds of trumps with the ♠A and ♠K, hoping the ♠Q falls. She doesn't fall, but both defenders do follow suit. So the ♠Q is the only trump outstanding. Next eliminate ♥s from you and dummy by playing the ♥K. Now play four rounds of ♣s to eliminate that suit. If a defender decides to ruff one of these ♣s with the master trump he will be end-played, forced to either play a ♦ or to give you a ruff-sluff. So assume that all four ♣s win tricks. Now you administer the coup de gras, you lead a trump. Click NEXT .
	♠ J 6 ♥   ♦ Q 8 7 ♣

 

Deal 14   4♠ OL: ♥J	♠ 10 ♥   ♦ J 5 4 ♣		With three possible losers in ♦s you might first think that you will have to finesse one of the defenders for the trump Queen. But anytime you see an unsupported Jack opposite an unsupported Queen you should start thinking about a throw-in play. And what better card to use for the throw-in than the Queen of trumps. So pull two rounds of trumps with the ♠A and ♠K, hoping the ♠Q falls. She doesn't fall, but both defenders do follow suit. So the ♠Q is the only trump outstanding. Next eliminate ♥s from you and dummy by playing the ♥K. Now play four rounds of ♣s to eliminate that suit. If a defender decides to ruff one of these ♣s with the master trump he will be end-played, forced to either play a ♦ or to give you a ruff-sluff. So assume that all four ♣s win tricks. Now you administer the coup de gras, you lead a trump. One of the defenders has won the ♠Q. Too bad for him. If he now plays a ♦ you will make either the ♦Q or ♦J. If he plays a ♥ you will ruff in one hand and discard a ♦ loser from the other. Click NEXT to see the complete deal.
	♠ J ♥   ♦ Q 8 7 ♣

 

Deal 14   4♠ OL: ♥J	♠ A 10 7 2 ♥ 9 6 ♦ J 5 4 ♣ Q J 9 5		It is clear that the elimination play saved you having to guess the finesse for the ♠Q. But what if you considered yourself a really good guesser? So good that you felt confident in taking the finesse, and so good that you pulled it off successfully. You'd be no better off. Although you would avoid the ♠ loser you would now have to play the ♦s for yourself and you would lose three ♦s!  Deal 15
♠ Q 8 3 ♥ J 10 8 4 ♦ K 10 6 2 ♣ 10 2		♠ 9 4 ♥ Q 7 5 3 2 ♦ A 9 3 ♣ 8 6 3
	♠ K J 6 5 ♥ A K ♦ Q 8 7 ♣ A K 7 4