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

 

Deal 3 4♥ OL: ♥7	♠ 8 7 3 2 ♥ A K ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ 7 5 3		South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♥7. Losers:   ♠ = 2   ♥ = 0   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 1   Total = 4 You need to find East with the ♠A to avoid two losers in the suit. But even if he has the card you must still be careful. You are in dummy right now, and you are only going to be in dummy once more.  NEXT
	♠ K Q 4 ♥ Q J 10 5 3 2 ♦ A 5 ♣ A 2

 

Deal 3 4♥ OL: ♥7	♠ 8 7 3 2 ♥ A K ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ 7 5 3		South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♥7. Losers:   ♠ = 2   ♥ = 0   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 1   Total = 4 You need to find East with the ♠A to avoid two losers in the suit. But even if he has the card you must still be careful. You are in dummy right now, and you are only going to be in dummy once more. Right now you must lead a ♠ toward your hand and put up the ♠K when East plays low. When this wins the trick return to dummy with a trump and play another ♠ toward the ♠Q. When this also wins you can pull trumps, not before.  NEXT  for the complete deal.
	♠ K Q 4 ♥ Q J 10 5 3 2 ♦ A 5 ♣ A 2

 

Deal 3 4♥ OL: ♥7	♠ 8 7 3 2 ♥ A K ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ 7 5 3		It may go against the grain not to start pulling trumps immediately, but the urgency to remove the enemy trumps must be weighed against the best plan for the hand as a whole. Here there was no realistic hope of making this contract without playing twice toward your ♠ K Q.  Deal 4
♠ J 10 5 ♥ 9 7 ♦ 9 3 2 ♣ K J 9 6 4		♠ A 9 6 ♥ 8 6 4 ♦ K Q 10 7 ♣ Q 10 8
	♠ K Q 4 ♥ Q J 10 5 3 2 ♦ A 5 ♣ A 2