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West was visibly shaken to see South ruff at the first trick, but South decided to accredit West with A plus spade length and promptly laid down K at trick two. West might have been better advised to duck, but it would have made no difference. After winning with A West switched to hearts, so South won, drew trumps and ruffed a diamond in dummy. The K was the vital entry to the winning diamonds. North-South + 1210.

So What was the unusual result? Most pairs were not playing Herbert and the bidding often died at 3! It's not often you can legitimately bid annd make a slam when the majority failed to reach game, and North-South gained a well earned top.
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