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

 

Deal 10      3NT OL: ♥K	♠ A Q 6 ♥ 8 4 2 ♦ 7 6 5 2 ♣ K Q 3		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥K. East plays the ♥6. Winners:   ♠ = 3   ♥ = 1   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 3   Total = 8 You just need one more winner and it could come from the ♦ suit if it happens to split 3-3. But you have another possibility. Suppose you let West hold the first trick and he decides to play another ♥? You would have two ♥ winners. Click NEXT .
	♠ K 5 2 ♥ A J 7 3 ♦ A 8 3 ♣ A 7 6

 

Deal 10      3NT OL: ♥K	♠ A Q 6 ♥ 8 4 2 ♦ 7 6 5 2 ♣ K Q 3		South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥K. East plays the ♥6. Winners:   ♠ = 3   ♥ = 1   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 3   Total = 8 You just need one more winner and it could come from the ♦ suit if it happens to split 3-3. But you have another possibility. Suppose you let West hold the first trick and he decides to play another ♥? You would have two ♥ winners. This isn't a true hold-up play although it does look like one. This play has the rather fancy name of Bath Coup, (named from Bath, England). Presumably West has led from ♥ K Q 10 9 5 and East has played his singleton ♥6. If West realizes that East has played his lowest card he will take that as a discouraging signal and will play a different suit. So you throw out your ♥7 rather than the ♥3. Now West may think that East is encouraging him to continue, just what you want. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Click NEXT for the complete Deal.
	♠ K 5 2 ♥ A J 7 3 ♦ A 8 3 ♣ A 7 6

 

Deal 10      3NT OL: ♥K	♠ A Q 6 ♥ 8 4 2 ♦ 7 6 5 2 ♣ K Q 3		I sure hope that when you play this hand West falls for your Bath Coup. Because if he doesn't you're going to have to end-play him. Do you see how that might happen?  Deal 11
♠ 9 4 3 ♥ K Q 10 9 5 ♦ Q 4 ♣ 10 5 2		♠ J 10 8 7 ♥ 6 ♦ K J 10 9 ♣ J 9 8 4
	♠ K 5 2 ♥ A J 7 3 ♦ A 8 3 ♣ A 7 6