Deal 6     3NT OL: ♠10	♠ K J 5 ♥ Q 7 4 ♦ 10 7 2 ♣ A J 9 5		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 3NT pass pass pass You are West. The bidding has been as shown. You lead the ♠10; low cards from North and East, won by South with the ♠A. South next plays the ♣3 and you must decide whether to split your ♣ K Q. When you have made your choice click NEXT .
♠ 10 9 8 2 ♥ 9 6 3 2 ♦ 5 3 ♣ K Q 4		♠ 3 ♥ ♦ ♣
	♠ A ♥ ♦ ♣ 3

 

Deal 6     3NT OL: ♠10	♠ K J 5 ♥ Q 7 4 ♦ 10 7 2 ♣ A J 9 5		Play the ♣4. If you split your Honors, playing the ♣Q perhaps, dummy's ♣A will take the trick and South will later play through your ♣K toward dummy's ♣ J 9 5. Played in this way he will establish 3 ♣ winners (which he needs for the contract). If you play low, he MIGHT finesse the ♣J and again establish 3 ♣ winners. But South's correct play would be to put on dummy's ♣9, finessing West for the ♣10. This is because ♣ K 10 or ♣ Q 10 are twice as likely as ♣ K Q. If he does play this way East will win the ♣10 and your ♣ K Q will get one more trick.  Deal 7
♠ 10 9 8 2 ♥ 9 6 3 2 ♦ 5 3 ♣ K Q 4		♠ 7 6 3 ♥ K J 10 ♦ K J 9 6 ♣ 10 7 2
	♠ A Q 4 ♥ A 8 5 ♦ A Q 8 4 ♣ 8 6 3