Deal 5     6NT OL: ♥9	♠ K 7 4 ♥ A J 10 ♦ Q J 4 ♣ Q J 10 7		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2NT pass 6NT pass pass pass You are East. The bidding has been as shown. Partner led the ♥9, taken by dummy's ♥10. The ♠4 is then played from dummy. Do you play low? or split your honors? When you have made your choice click NEXT .
♠ ♥ 9 ♦ ♣		♠ Q J 6 2 ♥ 6 5 3 ♦ 9 7 2 ♣ 5 4 3
	♠ ♥ 4 ♦ ♣

 

Deal 5     6NT OL: ♥9	♠ K 7 4 ♥ A J 10 ♦ Q J 4 ♣ Q J 10 7		Play the ♠J (or ♠Q). You should always make a point count check as soon as you see dummy. South's 2NT promises 20 or 21 points, North has 14 and you have 3; total = 37 or 38. Therefore West must have either 2 or 3 points. He cannot have two Jacks because you can see all four of them. Likewise he cannot have a Queen because you can see three of them and his ♥ lead (top of nothing) denied that Queen. It follows that West MUST have a King, and it must be ♣s or ♦s since he has denied any ♥ Honor. Since West will definitely win his King, you need to take one trick yourself, and the best way to do that is to split your Honors to establish one ♠ winner. South has no defense to this, but if you had played low he would have played the ♠10 and made the slam.  Deal 6
♠ 9 5 3 ♥ 9 8 7 2 ♦ 8 6 5 3 ♣ K 6		♠ Q J 6 2 ♥ 6 5 3 ♦ 9 7 2 ♣ 5 4 3
	♠ A 10 8 ♥ K Q 4 ♦ A K 10 ♣ A 9 8 2