Deal 9	♠ Q 10 6 ♥ K 8 ♦ K Q 6 5 ♣ 8 7 5 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♥ 2NT pass 3NT pass pass pass South's 2NT overcall shows a 1NT opening hand with ♥s stopped. South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥7. East plays the ♥10. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ K J 7 ♥ A 9 5 ♦ J 10 9 2 ♣ A K 10

 

Deal 9      3NT OL: ♥7	♠ Q 10 6 ♥ K 8 ♦ K Q 6 5 ♣ 8 7 5 3		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥7. East plays the ♥10. Winners:   ♠ = 0   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 0   ♣ = 2   Total = 4 You will need to establish both ♠ and ♦ winners. If East holds both these Aces along with 6 ♥s to the Q J then you are going down. But of course East can't have that good a hand, he opened with a Weak-2. So West has one of the Aces. If you knew which Ace East held you could make sure you attacked that suit first but unfortunately you have no way of knowing that. So instead you resort to a hold-up. Let East have the first ♥ and win the next ♥ in dummy. Click NEXT .
	♠ K J 7 ♥ A 9 5 ♦ J 10 9 2 ♣ A K 10

 

Deal 9      3NT OL: ♥7	♠ Q 10 6 ♥ ♦ K Q 6 5 ♣ 8 7 5 3		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥7. East plays the ♥10. Winners:   ♠ = 0   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 0   ♣ = 2   Total = 4 You will need to establish both ♠ and ♦ winners. If East holds both these Aces along with 6 ♥s to the Q J then you are going down. But of course East can't have that good a hand, he opened with a Weak-2. So West has one of the Aces. If you knew which Ace East held you could make sure you attacked that suit first but unfortunately you have no way of knowing that. So instead you resort to a hold-up. Let East have the first ♥ and win the next ♥ in dummy. Start on ♦s next, maybe because they are longer. Assume that West holds the ♦A and takes it on the third round of the suit. Click NEXT .
	♠ K J 7 ♥ A ♦ J 10 9 2 ♣ A K 10

 

Deal 9      3NT OL: ♥7	♠ Q 10 6 ♥ ♦ Q ♣ 8 7 5 3		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥7. East plays the ♥10. Winners:   ♠ = 0   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 0   ♣ = 2   Total = 4 You will need to establish both ♠ and ♦ winners. If East holds both these Aces along with 6 ♥s to the Q J then you are going down. But of course East can't have that good a hand, he opened with a Weak-2. So West has one of the Aces. If you knew which Ace East held you could make sure you attacked that suit first but unfortunately you have no way of knowing that. So instead you resort to a hold-up. Let East have the first ♥ and win the next ♥ in dummy. Start on ♦s next, maybe because they are longer. Assume that West holds the ♦A and takes it on the third round of the suit. West glares at you, (because he has no ♥ to lead), and plays the ♣Q which you take with your ♣A. Next you score your ♦ winners and play a ♠, taken by East with the ♠A. Click NEXT .
	♠ K J 7 ♥ A ♦ 10 ♣ A K 10

 

Deal 9      3NT OL: ♥7	♠ 10 6 ♥ ♦ ♣ 8 7		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥7. East plays the ♥10. Winners:   ♠ = 0   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 0   ♣ = 2   Total = 4 You will need to establish both ♠ and ♦ winners. If East holds both these Aces along with 6 ♥s to the Q J then you are going down. But of course East can't have that good a hand, he opened with a Weak-2. So West has one of the Aces. If you knew which Ace East held you could make sure you attacked that suit first but unfortunately you have no way of knowing that. So instead you resort to a hold-up. Let East have the first ♥ and win the next ♥ in dummy. Start on ♦s next, maybe because they are longer. Assume that West holds the ♦A and takes it on the third round of the suit. West glares at you, (because he has no ♥ to lead), and plays the ♣Q which you take with your ♣A. Next you score your ♦ winners and play a ♠, taken by East with the ♠A. East glares at you, (because you still have the ♥A), and plays another ♥ to your Ace. You take your 3 tricks and let West have the last ♣. Click NEXT for the complete Deal.
	♠ K J ♥ ♦ ♣ K 10

 

Deal 9      3NT OL: ♥7	♠ Q 10 6 ♥ K 8 ♦ K Q 6 5 ♣ 8 7 5 3		If you did not hold up on the first trick, but established ♦s first you would not have made the contract. If you did not hold up on the first trick, but established ♠s first you would have made the contract even though you played incorrectly. If you held up on the first trick you made the contract no matter which Ace West held.  Deal 10
♠ 9 5 4 2 ♥ 7 3 ♦ A 8 4 ♣ Q J 9 6		♠ A 8 3 ♥ Q J 10 6 4 2 ♦ 7 3 ♣ 4 2
	♠ K J 7 ♥ A 9 5 ♦ J 10 9 2 ♣ A K 10