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Dealer: West |
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Contract: 4 |
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| West | North | East | South |
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| Pass | Pass | Pass | 1 |
| Pass | 1NT | Pass | 3 |
| Pass | 4 |
Pass | Pass |
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West had noted his partner's 5 but could not tell who held the vital four. In life it usually pays to have the courage of your convictions - maybe it's the same with bridge. West looked lovingly at his own trumps and could not bear to risk hopping up with the ace and attempt to give his partner a ruff, but this proved fatal with the actual distribution. West won the second round of trumps and led a diamond to his partner's ace. He ruffed the diamond return and cashed the 
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