Deal 19     6♠ OL: ♠5	♠ K 9 8 6 4 ♥ A 6 ♦ Q J 3 ♣ A K 9		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♥ pass 2♠ pass 5NT pass 6♠ pass pass pass You are East. The bidding has been as shown. The 2♥ bid was a transfer. The 5NT bid meant to choose either 6♠ or 6NT. South liked the suit. Partner led the ♠5, won by South's ♠Q. South pulls one more trump with his ♠A, then wins three high ♦s. Next comes dummy's ♥A on which he plays the ♥3 and West plays the ♥9. Then he leads dummy's ♥6 which you win with the ♥Q. On this trick South drops the ♥J and West the ♥2. It is your play. When you have made your choice click NEXT .
♠ 5 7 ♥ 9 2 ♦ 2 6 8 ♣		♠ 10 3 ♥ K Q 8 5 ♦ 9 7 5 4 ♣ Q 8 4
	♠ Q A ♥ 3 J ♦ A K 10 ♣

 

Deal 19     6♠ OL: ♠5	♠ K 9 8 6 4 ♥ A 6 ♦ Q J 3 ♣ A K 9		Play the ♥K. If you believe South is now out of ♥s then you shoud not play your ♥K because it would give him a ruff-sluff. But you shouldn't believe South when your partner has sent you a clear signal that he holds an EVEN number of ♥s. In this case an even number must be 4 which means that South has one more ♥. So you play your ♥K. He ruffs in dummy of course, but then has no way to get rid of that ♣ loser when the finesse fails. If you had not been paying attention to West's signal you might have decided to risk a ♣ lead - with a disastrous result.  Deal 20
♠ 7 5 ♥ 9 7 4 2 ♦ 8 6 2 ♣ 7 6 5 2		♠ 10 3 ♥ K Q 8 5 ♦ 9 7 5 4 ♣ Q 8 4
	♠ A Q J 2 ♥ J 10 3 ♦ A K 10 ♣ J 10 3