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

 

Deal 8      3NT OL: ♦K	♠ 9 4 2 ♥ A 10 5 ♦ 7 6 3 ♣ A K 6 5		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♦K. Winners:   ♠ = 1   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 4   Total = 8 You only need one more winner. If East has the ♠K you can finesse him out of it. Or, you have a two-way finesse for the ♥Q. It is an easy choice. The defenders only have 12 HCP and West opened the bidding. So you know he must have both of the cards you are interested in. Hold up the ♦A until the third round just to be safe. Then play four rounds of ♣s ending in your hand. Click NEXT .
	♠ A Q 5 ♥ K J 9 ♦ A 10 4 ♣ Q J 9 2

 

Deal 8      3NT OL: ♦K	♠ 9 4 2 ♥ A 10 5 ♦ ♣		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♦K. Winners:   ♠ = 1   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 4   Total = 8 You only need one more winner. If East has the ♠K you can finesse him out of it. Or, you have a two-way finesse for the ♥Q. It is an easy choice. The defenders only have 12 HCP and West opened the bidding. So you know he must have both of the cards you are interested in. Hold up the ♦A until the third round just to be safe. Then play four rounds of ♣s ending in your hand. Now play the ♥J. If West doesn't cover, you will let it ride for your ninth trick. But West does cover so you take dummy's ♥A, then your other 2 ♥ tricks. The ♠A is your ninth trick. Click NEXT for the complete Deal.
	♠ A Q 5 ♥ K J 9 ♦ ♣

 

Deal 8      3NT OL: ♦K	♠ 9 4 2 ♥ A 10 5 ♦ 7 6 3 ♣ A K 6 5		You might think that a two-way finesse offers you a 50% chance of guessing correctly. Sometimes that may be right. But there are other times when information from the bidding or the opening lead allows you to make a higher-percentage guess.  Deal 9
♠ K J 3 ♥ Q 7 3 ♦ K Q J 9 5 ♣ 8 4		♠ 10 8 7 6 ♥ 8 6 4 2 ♦ 8 2 ♣ 10 7 3
	♠ A Q 5 ♥ K J 9 ♦ A 10 4 ♣ Q J 9 2