Deal 12	♠ 8 7 5 ♥ K 8 7 5 3 ♦ A K 5 ♣ 10 2		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass 2♥ pass 3♣ pass 3NT pass 4NT pass 5♦ pass 5NT pass 6♥ pass 7♣ pass pass pass South is to play 7♣. West leads the ♦Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A K 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 8 4 ♣ A K Q J 9 5

 

Deal 12      7♣ OL: ♦Q	♠ 8 7 5 ♥ K 8 7 5 3 ♦ A K 5 ♣ 10 2		South is to play 7♣. West leads the ♦Q. Losers:   ♠ = 1   ♥ = 0   ♦ = 0   ♣ = 0   Total = 1 It should be very clear that the only way to get rid of that ♠ loser is to discard it on dummy's ♥ suit. So after taking the first trick with dummy's ♦A you could pull trumps, then play ♥A, ♥K and ruff a ♥. IF the ♥s split 3-3 you could then enter dummy with the ♦K and discard your loser. The problem is that the ♥s are much more likely to split 4-2, in which case you will need to ruff twice to establish a winner. That means you will need an extra entry to dummy. That extra entry can only be the ♣10 so you must delay pulling trumps until after you ruff the first ♥. Win the ♦A and immediately play ♥A, ♥K and ruff a ♥ with a high ♣. West discards on this ♥ play. Enter dummy with a trump and ruff another ♥ high. The suit is now established, so you pull trumps, enter dummy one last time with the ♦K and discard that losing ♠ on the good ♥8. Click NEXT for the complete Deal.
	♠ A K 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 8 4 ♣ A K Q J 9 5

 

Deal 12      7♣ OL: ♦Q	♠ 8 7 5 ♥ K 8 7 5 3 ♦ A K 5 ♣ 10 2		It may have seemed too risky to play ♥s before pulling trumps. In fact, there was no risk at all. If the ♥s were splitting 5-1 then you had absolutely no chance of making the contract. And if they had split 3-3 this Plan would still have worked.  Deal 13
♠ J 9 6 3 ♥ J 2 ♦ Q J 10 7 6 ♣ 8 4		♠ Q 10 4 ♥ Q 10 9 6 ♦ 9 3 2 ♣ 7 6 3
	♠ A K 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 8 4 ♣ A K Q J 9 5