Deal 10	♠ A 8 5 2 ♥ Q 7 ♦ K 7 4 ♣ 8 6 4 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♥ pass 2NT pass pass pass South is to play 2NT. West leads the ♣K. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ 7 6 3 ♥ A K 5 2 ♦ A 8 6 ♣ A 7 5

 

Deal 10       OL: ♣K	♠ A 8 5 2 ♥ Q 7 ♦ K 7 4 ♣ 8 6 4 3		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣K. Winners:   ♠ = 1   ♥ = 3   ♦ = 2   ♣ = 1   Total = 7 You need to find another winner and the chances are not good. If either black suit splits 3-3 you can establish dummy's fourth card in that suit. But with West's opening lead of the ♣K it is unlikely that ♣s will split. So your only slim hope is that the ♠s split 3-3 and dummy's fourth ♠ will be a winner. Win the first trick and play a ♠ to the ♠A. Then play another ♠. The defense will win and probably take some ♣ tricks . When they have finished and play a red card, you win it and play a third round of ♠s. If both defenders follow to all three ♠s then dummy's ♠8 is now a winner. Click NEXT to see the complete Deal.
	♠ 7 6 3 ♥ A K 5 2 ♦ A 8 6 ♣ A 7 5

 

Deal 10       OL: ♣K	♠ A 8 5 2 ♥ Q 7 ♦ K 7 4 ♣ 8 6 4 3		This time you were lucky and the ♠s split evenly. Next time they probably won't and you'll go down.  Deal 11
♠ Q 10 4 ♥ 9 6 3 ♦ 9 3 2 ♣ K Q J 10		♠ K J 9 ♥ J 10 8 4 ♦ Q J 10 5 ♣ 9 2
	♠ 7 6 3 ♥ A K 5 2 ♦ A 8 6 ♣ A 7 5