Do the Prep Work

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 4 3
  2. heartA 3 2
  3. diamond9 4
  4. clubA K Q J 5
Green square in centre

Contract: 3heart
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA
  1. spadeA 6 5 2
  2. heartQ J 10 8 6
  3. diamond7 5
  4. club9 4
West North East South
1club Pass 1heart
2diamond 2heart Pass Pass
2spade Pass 3diamond 3heart
Pass Pass Pass
I'll tell you what happened at the table and then you will know how this contract should not be played. Declarer won the spadeA at trick three and immediately took the trump finesse. On a good day West would have covered and declarer would have made eleven tricks by way of five trumps, five clubs and the spadeA. This was indeed one of the good days - but not for North-South ...
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