Slight But Winning Variation

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK 6 5
  2. heartJ 9 5
  3. diamondQ 10 5
  4. clubQ 8 7 2
Green square in centre

Contract: 5club
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond4
  1. spadeA J 9 2
  2. heartA 7 6 3
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA K 5 4 3
West North East South
Pass Pass 1club
Pass 1NT Pass 2heart
Pass 2spade Pass 3spade
Pass 4club Pass 5club
Pass Pass Pass
It should be obvious that the most important factor in this hand is to beat everyone who is playing the contract in 3NT. From what happened at trick one - no diamond honour lead from West and the jack from East - that 3NT would probably not be a good spot, so you must play carefully for your contract.

When the deal occurred, several declarers in 5club played for a 3-3 heart break. When that failed to materialise, they ruffed a heart in the dummy and took the spade finesse, which was wrong. One down for minus 100, and same result as the three no trumpers. But one declarer introduced a slight variation ..
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