Deal 13	♠ 8 3 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A Q 10 6 2 ♣ A K 7 4		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 1♥ pass 2♣ pass 3NT pass pass pass South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠4. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ A K 5 2 ♥ A K 4 3 ♦ 7 5 3 ♣ 9 5

 

Deal 13      3NT OL: ♠4	♠ 8 3 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A Q 10 6 2 ♣ A K 7 4		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠4. Winners:   ♠ = 2   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 2   Total = 7 You need two more winners. They cannot possibly come from ♠s, ♥s, or ♣s since one defender must hold at least 4 cards in each of those suits. So your two extra winners must come from the ♦ suit. There is no reason to hold up on the ♠ since the ♥ and ♣ suits also have just two stoppers. You win the ♠A. You best play next is to finesse the ♦10. This may gain a trick by virtue of the finesse if West happens to hold the ♦J, but primarily you are working to establish the ♦ suit. Assume East wins the ♦J and returns a ♠. Again don't hold up. Take the ♠K and lead another small ♦, finessing with dummy's ♦Q. Happily this time the finesse works, and even more happily both defenders follow suit. That means the rest of the ♦s are good and you make an overtrick. Click NEXT for the complete Deal.
	♠ A K 5 2 ♥ A K 4 3 ♦ 7 5 3 ♣ 9 5

 

Deal 13      3NT OL: ♠4	♠ 8 3 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A Q 10 6 2 ♣ A K 7 4		This was just a normal suit-establishment Deal. If looked different because of the two finesses you took.  Deal 14
♠ Q 10 6 4 ♥ J 8 2 ♦ K 8 4 ♣ Q 8 3		♠ J 9 7 ♥ Q 10 9 6 ♦ J 9 ♣ J 10 6 2
	♠ A K 5 2 ♥ A K 4 3 ♦ 7 5 3 ♣ 9 5