Find A Good Line And Improve It

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade6
  2. heart4 2
  3. diamondJ 10 4
  4. club
  1. spade
  2. heartA Q J 10 9 7
  3. diamond
  4. club
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ
  2. heart8 5 3
  3. diamondQ
  4. club9
  1. spadeQ 9 8
  2. heartK 6
  3. diamond9
  4. club
West North East South
1heart Pass Pass 1spade
2heart 3heart* Pass 3NT#
Pass 4spade~ Pass Pass

* Good overcall partner?
# not bad, heart stopper
~ I prefer 4spade!

South led a heart from the dummy and when East played low, contributed the six from hand! West was now truly end played, unable to reach his partner's hand. Notice the difference if South is in hand and leads the heartK. West wins, underleads his honours to give East the lead with heart8, who proceeds to cash the diamondQ for the setting trick.

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