The Original Paint Watcher

Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs

  1. spade10 9 6 4 2
  2. heartK 10 3
  3. diamondA J 9
  4. clubQ 6
Green square in centre

Contract: 6club
Declarer: South
Lead: club9

  1. spadeA 5
  2. heartA 2
  3. diamond10 6
  4. clubA K J 10 7 3 2
West North East South
2club
Pass 2spade Pass 3club
Pass 4club Pass 4spade
Pass 5diamond Pass 6club
Pass Pass Pass
You have eleven top tricks and one or two attractive options. What is your favoured alternative? A straightforward double diamond finesse gives you a 76% chance of success, but we don't want to give you that! You have enough guaranteed entries to set up the fifth spade of they break no worse than 4-2. That gives you an 84% chance - much better!

However, paint watchers should be sitting up and taking notice by now, for they will have spotted a line that retains the 4-2 element but with added paint drying interests...
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