Deal 6	♠ A 8 2 ♥ K 6 5 ♦ K 4 2 ♣ Q J 7 4		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♣ pass 1♠ pass 1NT pass 2♦ pass 2♠ pass 4♠ pass pass pass South's 2♦ bid was New Minor Forcing, asking if North has 3 ♠s. North's 2♠ response said "Yes, I have." South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♥Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ K Q 9 7 4 ♥ 9 4 ♦ A 6 5 ♣ A K 6

 

Deal 6 4♠ OL: ♥Q	♠ A 8 2 ♥ K 6 5 ♦ K 4 2 ♣ Q J 7 4		South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♥Q. Losers:   ♠ = ?   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 0   Total = 3? If the ♠s split 3-2 as they should, you have no ♠ loser and your plan will merely be to pull trumps and play winners. So what you do in that case is start figuring how to deal with a 4-1 split. But first you should deal with the ♥K situation. Do you cover the ♥Q or not?  NEXT
	♠ K Q 9 7 4 ♥ 9 4 ♦ A 6 5 ♣ A K 6

 

Deal 6 4♠ OL: ♥Q	♠ A 8 2 ♥ K 6 5 ♦ K 4 2 ♣ Q J 7 4		South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♥Q. Losers:   ♠ = ?   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 0   Total = 3? If the ♠s split 3-2 as they should, you have no ♠ loser and your plan will merely be to pull trumps and play winners. So what you do in that case is start figuring how to deal with a 4-1 split. But first you should deal with the ♥K situation. Do you cover the ♥Q or not? Competent defenders do not underlead Aces at suit contracts. So if you are playing against a competent West you certainly don't cover. You play low on this trick and on the ♥J continuation, hoping East started with a doubleton ♥A. But he didn't, and he plays it on the third ♥ which you ruff.  NEXT
	♠ K Q 9 7 4 ♥ 9 4 ♦ A 6 5 ♣ A K 6

 

Deal 6 4♠ OL: ♥Q	♠ A 8 2 ♥ K 6 5 ♦ K 4 2 ♣ Q J 7 4		South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♥Q. Losers:   ♠ = ?   ♥ = 2   ♦ = 1   ♣ = 0   Total = 3? If the ♠s split 3-2 as they should, you have no ♠ loser and your plan will merely be to pull trumps and play winners. So what you do in that case is start figuring how to deal with a 4-1 split. But first you should deal with the ♥K situation. Do you cover the ♥Q or not? Competent defenders do not underlead Aces at suit contracts. So if you are playing against a competent West you certainly don't cover. You play low on this trick and on the ♥J continuation, hoping East started with a doubleton ♥A. But he didn't, and he plays it on the third ♥ which you ruff. Back to the Plan. Having ruffed the ♥ you are down to just 4 trumps in your hand. You play ♠A, ♠K, ♠Q, noting that East discards on the second round. Therefore West will get a trump trick. But don't give it to him now! Leave West with his master trump and switch to ♣s. If West doesn't ruff at all you will run 4 ♣ tricks and discard your ♦ loser. If he does decide to ruff it will be with a trick you were going to lose anyway. You win his return, ruffing a ♥ with the last trump, and continue playing ♣ and ♦ winners.  NEXT for all four hands.
	♠ K Q 9 7 4 ♥ 9 4 ♦ A 6 5 ♣ A K 6

 

Deal 6 4♠ OL: ♥Q	♠ A 8 2 ♥ K 6 5 ♦ K 4 2 ♣ Q J 7 4		You can't help losing two ♥s and one ♠. But you don't have to lose anything else as long as you don't lose trump control. So leave the master trump with West and just cash your minor suit winners. Let West ruff whenever he wants to because that will establish your ♠9 to control any more ♥ leads. If he decides not to ruff at all then he can have the final trick with his high trump.  Deal 7
♠ J 10 5 3 ♥ Q J 10 3 ♦ 10 8 3 ♣ 9 3		♠ 6 ♥ A 8 7 2 ♦ Q J 9 7 ♣ 10 8 5 2
	♠ K Q 9 7 4 ♥ 9 4 ♦ A 6 5 ♣ A K 6