Deal 16
 
 
 
♠ J 10 5 3
K 6
K Q J 10
♣ A 8 2
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1pass1♠
pass2♠pass4♠
passpasspass

South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♣K.

Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
   
  ♠ K Q 9 8 6 4
A J 2
8
♣ 6 5 4
 

 
Deal 16
4♠
OL: ♣K
 
♠ J 10 5 3
K 6
K Q J 10
♣ A 8 2
  South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♣K.

Losers:   ♠ = 1    = 0    = 1   ♣ = 2   Total = 4

The ♣ lead was terrible for you as it exposes your 2 ♣ losers before you can establish a for a discard. If you start to pull trumps now the defense will grab their ♠A, their 2 ♣s and their A.

If you try to establish a they will do the same thing, just in a different order. What does that leave you?

 NEXT 
   
  ♠ K Q 9 8 6 4
A J 2
8
♣ 6 5 4
 

 
Deal 16
4♠
OL: ♣K
 
♠ J 10 5 3
K 6
K Q J 10
♣ A 8 2
  South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♣K.

Losers:   ♠ = 1    = 0    = 1   ♣ = 2   Total = 4

The ♣ lead was terrible for you as it exposes your 2 ♣ losers before you can establish a for a discard. If you start to pull trumps now the defense will grab their ♠A, their 2 ♣s and their A.

If you try to establish a they will do the same thing, just in a different order. What does that leave you?

It leaves you trying the only possible way you can make this contract, finessing East for the Q to get a ♣ discard from dummy.

You win the ♣A in dummy, play the K, then return a to your J. You then discard a ♣ from dummy on the A.

 NEXT to see all four hands.
   
  ♠ K Q 9 8 6 4
A J 2
8
♣ 6 5 4
 

 
Deal 16
4♠
OL: ♣K
 
♠ J 10 5 3
K 6
K Q J 10
♣ A 8 2
  When you have only one chance to make your contract you take it.

This time it worked, another time it might not.

 Deal 17 
♠ 7
10 7 5 4
A 9 4 2
♣ K Q J 3
♠ A 2
Q 9 8 3
7 6 5 3
♣ 10 9 7
  ♠ K Q 9 8 6 4
A J 2
8
♣ 6 5 4