♠ A 6 4 2
A K J
A 9 3
♣ 8 5 3
Again you are Declarer, South. West leads the 7 against your 3NT contract.
What do you play from dummy?

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♠  
 
7
♣  
N
W        E
S
♠  
 
 
♣  
♠ K 5 3
Q 10 9
Q J 5
♣ A 6 5 4 2
















♠ A 6 2
A K J
A 9 3
♣ 5 3
Again you are Declarer, South. West leads the 7 against your 3NT contract.
What do you play from dummy?

By the Rule of Eleven, 11 - 7 = 4. There are 4 cards that can beat the 7 in the North, East and South hands. All four of them are between you and Dummy, so East has none. So you play the 9 from dummy and win the first trick. Later you will finesse West for the K and take 3 tricks to make this contract.
♠ 9 8
7 5 4 2
K 10 8 7 2
♣ 10 7
N
W        E
S
♠ Q J 10 7
8 6 3
6 4
♣ K Q J 9
♠ K 5 3
Q 10 9
Q J 5
♣ A 6 5 4 2