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	9 6 2   A K J 3   10 2   9 7 3 2
K Q J 4 3   10 7   A Q J 8 4   6		N		A 10 8 7   2   7 6 5 3   K 8 5 4
	W		E
		S
	5   Q 9 8 6 5 4   K 9   A Q J 10

South	West	North	East
		Pass	Pass
1	Pass	3	Pass
4	Pass	Pass	Pass

Lead: K
South wins ten tricks by going back in the dummy three times in Heart to take and repeat the finesse to the King of Clubs.
Score: 4   = : 420 NS

Play the hand another time with West as the dealer...

South	West	North	East
	1	Pass	3
Pass	4	Pass	Pass
Pass

Lead: Ace of Hearts
West wins eleven tricks: six trumps by ruffing once in the short hand and five Diamonds
by finessing the King.
Score: 4   +1 : 450 EW.

	Q 5 3   K J 6   9 5 2   Q 7 4 2
A K 10 7 2   7 3   K 7 6 4   9 5		N		J 9 6   9 8 4   Q 8 3   K J 8 3
	W		E
		S
	8 4   A Q 10 5 2   A J 10   A 10 6

South	West	North	East
			Pass
1	1	2	2
3	Pass	Pass	Pass

Lead: A
Bidding: the four players bid in turn. South has enough points to bid up to 3  .
Declarer: South should take a double finesse in Diamonds (and possibly finesse the Queen of Spades)
Score: 3   = : 140 NS

	10 9 5 3 2   J   K 5 3   K J 10 4
A   10 9 8 4   J 10 9 6 4   Q 7 2		N		K 7   K Q 7 5 2   Q 7 2   A 8 3
	W		E
		S
	Q J 8 6 4   A 6 3   A 8   9 6 5

South	West	North	East
Pass	Pass	Pass	1
1	3	4	Pass
Pass	Pass

Lead: 10
North can count 13 pts and bids the game on his partner’s overcall.
Declarer: To win, South must take the double finesse to As-Queen of Clubs.
Defence: If the declarer leads the 10 of Spades from the dummy, don’t go up with the King of Spades…
Score: 4   = : 420 NS

	9 7 6 4   10 4   K J 10 5 3   A 6
10   K 9 7 6   Q 8 7   10 8 5 4 2		N		K 2   A J 8 3 2   A 6   K Q J 7
	W		E
		S
	A Q J 8 5 3   Q 5   9 4 2   9 3

South	West	North	East
	Pass	Pass	1
1	2	3	4
4	Pass	Pass	Pass

Lead: 6
Bidding: South has not enough to open, but has a good suit for an overcall.
South can bid 4  hoping that going down will be cheaper than the opponents scoring the game.
Score:
4   = : 420 NS
4   -1 : 50 NS