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

 

Deal 3      3NT OL: ♠3	♠ 10 5 ♥ K 8 5 4 ♦ A 10 9 3 ♣ A 6 5		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠3. East wins the first trick with the ♠A and returns the ♠8. Winners:   ♠ = 1   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 3   Total = 7 You can win 3 more ♦ tricks if the finesse works, but even if it doesn't work you can still get the 2 that you need. Of course if East does win the ♦K it would sure be great if he had no ♠ to lead. So you duck the second ♠ and take your ♠K when they play a third round. Click NEXT .
	♠ K 9 4 ♥ A 6 3 ♦ Q J 8 2 ♣ K Q 4

 

Deal 3      3NT OL: ♠3	♠ ♥ K 8 5 ♦ A 10 9 3 ♣ A 6 5		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠3. East wins the first trick with the ♠A and returns the ♠8. Winners:   ♠ = 1   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 3   Total = 7 You can win 3 more ♦ tricks if the finesse works, but even if it doesn't work you can still get the 2 that you need. Of course if East does win the ♦K it would sure be great if he had no ♠s to lead. So you duck the second ♠ and take your ♠K when they play a third round. After winning the ♠K you are conveniently in your hand, so you play the ♦Q and let it ride when West plays a low card. Alas, East takes the trick with his ♦K. Click NEXT .
	♠ ♥ A 6 3 ♦ Q J 8 2 ♣ K Q 4

 

Deal 3      3NT OL: ♠3	♠ ♥ K 8 5 ♦ A 10 9 ♣ A 6 5		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠3. East wins the first trick with the ♠A and returns the ♠8. Winners:   ♠ = 1   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 3   Total = 7 You can win 3 more ♦ tricks if the finesse works, but even if it doesn't work you can still get the 2 that you need. Of course if East does win the ♦K it would sure be great if he had no ♠s to lead. So you duck the second ♠ and take your ♠K when they play a third round. After winning the ♠K you are conveniently in your hand, so you play the ♦Q and let it ride when West plays a low card. Alas, East takes the trick with his ♦K. It's too bad the finesse didn't work, but it's not too too bad! Because East is out of ♠s and must lead one of the other suits. You don't care which he leads because you can now win 8 more tricks and make your contract. Click NEXT for the complete Deal.
	♠ ♥ A 6 3 ♦ J 8 2 ♣ K Q 4

 

Deal 3      3NT OL: ♠3	♠ 10 5 ♥ K 8 5 4 ♦ A 10 9 3 ♣ A 6 5		As long as you were going to finesse into East you could establish the ♦s without allowing West to gain the lead. And as long as you had held up on the ♠K until the third round you could ensure that East was out of ♠s if he had started with only 3.  Deal 4
♠ Q J 7 3 2 ♥ 10 7 ♦ 6 5 ♣ J 10 8 2		♠ A 8 6 ♥ Q J 9 2 ♦ K 7 4 ♣ 9 7 3
	♠ K 9 4 ♥ A 6 3 ♦ Q J 8 2 ♣ K Q 4