N E S W 3♦ 4♥ P P P Looking at establishing our own hand as high,

N E S W 3♦ 4♥ P P P South starts the bidding with a pre-emptive opening

N E S W P 1♥ 2♦ P 3♦ P P P The ♥2 lead from East

N E S W P 1♥ 2♦ P 3♦ P P P South passes as dealer, with

N E S W 1NT P 2♥* P 2♠ P 3NT P 4♠ P P P Firstly,

N E S W 1NT P 2♥* P 2♠ P 3NT P 4♠ P P P An

NESW1♥P3♥P4♥PPP East starts of with the ♠K as their lead and we need to analyse our potential losers.

N E S W 1♥ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P North kicks off the bidding

N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P West's lead of the ♥K

N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P A straight-forward bidding sequence lands

N E S W 1♣ P 1♦ 1♥ 1NT 2♥ 3NT P P P The heart lead

N E S W 1♣ P 1♦ 1♥ 1NT 2♥ 3NT P P P South kicks off

N E S W 1NT P 3NT P P P The club lead is from length but

N E S W 1NT P 3NT P P P North opens 1NT and South jumps straight

N E S W 1♣ P 1♦ P 1♥ P 3♥ P P P     The

N E S W 1♣ P 1♦ P 1♥ P 3♥ P P P     North

N E S W 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♥ P P P     The

N E S W 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♥ P P P     North

N E S W 1NT P P P With 3 top tricks (the ♥Q was given on

N E S W 1NT P P P North opens 1NT (12-14) and that ends the auction!

N E S W 1♥ P 2♣ P 2NT P 4NT P 6NT P P P P

N E S W 1♥ P 2♣ P 2NT P 4NT P 6NT P P P P

N E S W 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 4♥ P P P With the red

N E S W 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 4♥ P P P North South have

N E S W 1NT P 3NT P P P With only 8 tops tricks, the ♦AK

N E S W 1NT P 3NT P P P East has 8 top tricks in this

N E S W 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P With the loser

N E S W 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P East opens their