Deal 18     4♥ OL: ♥2	♠ Q J 6 ♥ 10 5 4 ♦ A K 3 ♣ A Q 7 4		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♥ pass 4♥ pass pass pass You are West. The bidding has been as shown. You decide a trump lead is called for and lead the ♥2. Your partner wins with the ♥A and plays the ♦J. South lets this go to dummy's ♦K, (but you know he has ♦Q), then plays a trump back to his ♥K, pulling the 2 outstanding trumps from West and East. South's next play is the ♠3 from his hand. Do you play your ♠A or not? When you have made your choice click NEXT .
♠ A 9 5 2 ♥ 7 2 ♦ 8 6 4 ♣ 10 8 5 3		♠ ♥ A 3 ♦ J ♣
	♠ 3 ♥ K 6 ♦ 6 ♣

 

Deal 18     4♥ OL: ♥2	♠ Q J 6 ♥ 10 5 4 ♦ A K 3 ♣ A Q 7 4		Play the ♠A. Even if South doesn't have the ♠K he can establish a ♠ winner just by leading twice toward the ♠ Q J. That winner will take care of whatever black-suit loser he may have. If East has a ♣ trick it is important to get it established soon. So go up with the ♠A and play a ♣ through dummy's ♣ A Q. When South tries the ♠ suit again EAST can win and cash his ♣K for the setting trick. If you play low on South's ♠ play East will be forced to win the trick and he cannot profitably attack the ♣ suit from his side.  Deal 19
♠ A 9 5 2 ♥ 7 2 ♦ 8 6 4 ♣ 10 8 5 3		♠ K 10 7 4 ♥ A 3 ♦ J 10 9 2 ♣ K J 9
	♠ 8 3 ♥ K Q J 9 8 6 ♦ Q 7 5 ♣ 6 2