Forget the Camrose Remember Wembley

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 5 2
  2. heartA 4 3
  3. diamondQ J 4
  4. clubA Q 7 3
Green square in centre

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South
Lead: heartQ
  1. spadeK J 9 8 3
  2. heart2
  3. diamondA K 9 7 5
  4. clubK 2
West North East South
1club Pass 1spade
Pass 2NT Pass 4diamond
Pass 4spade Pass 5club
Pass 5heart Dble Rdble*
Pass 6spade Pass

* second round control

I'm sure you immediately spotted the safety play to guard against Q10xx in either hand. To that end, Raymond played a trump to the king and led the eight, with the intention of running it when West played low. Bravo!

Unfortunately, East won with the ten and, realising that a safety play would not have been uppermost in South's mind if he had a heart loser, fired back a diamond for his partner to ruff! 6spade-1, minus 50.
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