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

 

Deal 4      3NT OL: ♦K	♠ Q 6 ♥ A 10 9 ♦ 7 5 2 ♣ K J 10 6 4		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♦K. Winners:   ♠ = 3   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 0   Total = 6 You will need some ♣ tricks to make the contract. If West has 5 ♦s and also the ♣A then you will go down. It doesn't matter if he has the ♣Q because you can finesse him out of that. But in the case where East has both the ♣ A Q you need to make sure he has no ♦ when he takes his first trick. So hold up the ♦A until the third round, everybody following. Click NEXT .
	♠ A K 7 5 ♥ K J 7 ♦ A 8 3 ♣ 9 8 2

 

Deal 4      3NT OL: ♦K	♠ Q 6 ♥ A 10 9 ♦ ♣ K J 10 6 4		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♦K. Winners:   ♠ = 3   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 0   Total = 6 You will need some ♣ tricks to make the contract. If West has 5 ♦s and also the ♣A then you will go down. It doesn't matter if he has the ♣Q because you can finesse him out of that. But in the case where East has both the ♣ A Q you need to make sure he has no ♦ when he takes his first trick. So hold up the ♦A until the third round, everybody following. Now start on the ♣s. Play your ♣9 and let it ride. East wins the ♣Q and returns a ♠. Good, he didn't have the fourth ♦. Click NEXT .
	♠ A K 7 5 ♥ K J 7 ♦ ♣ 9 8 2

 

Deal 4      3NT OL: ♦K	♠ Q 6 ♥ A 10 9 ♦ ♣ K J 10 6		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♦K. Winners:   ♠ = 3   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 0   Total = 6 You will need some ♣ tricks to make the contract. If West has 5 ♦s and also the ♣A then you will go down. It doesn't matter if he has the ♣Q because you can finesse him out of that. But in the case where East has both the ♣ A Q you need to make sure he has no ♦ when he takes his first trick. So hold up the ♦A until the third round, everybody following. Now start on the ♣s. Play your ♣9 and let it ride. East wins the ♣Q and returns a ♠. Good, he didn't have the fourth ♦. Win with dummy's ♠Q and force out the ♣A. Click NEXT .
	♠ A K 7 5 ♥ K J 7 ♦ ♣ 8 2

 

Deal 4      3NT OL: ♦K	♠ 6 ♥ A 10 9 ♦ ♣ J 10 6		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♦K. Winners:   ♠ = 3   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 0   Total = 6 You will need some ♣ tricks to make the contract. If West has 5 ♦s and also the ♣A then you will go down. It doesn't matter if he has the ♣Q because you can finesse him out of that. But in the case where East has both the ♣ A Q you need to make sure he has no ♦ when he takes his first trick. So hold up the ♦A until the third round, everybody following. Now start on the ♣s. Play your ♣9 and let it ride. East wins the ♣Q and returns a ♠. Good, he didn't have the fourth ♦. Win with dummy's ♠Q and force out the ♣A. The rest of the tricks are yours, nine in all. Click NEXT to see the complete Deal.
	♠ A K 7 ♥ K J 7 ♦ ♣ 8

 

Deal 4      3NT OL: ♦K	♠ Q 6 ♥ A 10 9 ♦ 7 5 2 ♣ K J 10 6 4		If East had only held 2 ♦s it would have been OK to hold up your ♦A just once. But with this layout you needed to hold up twice.  Deal 5
♠ 10 8 4 ♥ 6 5 4 2 ♦ K Q J 4 ♣ 7 5		♠ J 9 3 2 ♥ Q 8 3 ♦ 10 9 6 ♣ A Q 3
	♠ A K 7 5 ♥ K J 7 ♦ A 8 3 ♣ 9 8 2