Surprising Development

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK Q 4
  2. heartA 5
  3. diamondJ 8 6 3
  4. clubJ 9 5 4
Green square in centre

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA
  1. spadeA 10 5 2
  2. heartK 10 6 4
  3. diamondQ 5
  4. clubK Q 3
West North East South
1spade Pass Pass 1NT
Pass 2NT Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass
O.K., so you play a spade to dummy, East following low, and repeat the club process with the queen. Again West plays low. You are now feeling quite confident, and when you play a heart to dummy's ace West follows with the queen. This makes the hand double-dummy! From the bidding and the early play we know West must have started with five spades and five diamonds, and he has shown two clubs and a heart already, so we have a complete count
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