Sick As the Proverbial Parrot

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA K 4
  2. heartA 8 7 2
  3. diamondQ J 9 5
  4. clubA 10
  1. spade9 2
  2. heartQ 10 6 4 3
  3. diamond4
  4. clubK 9 8 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 5 2 2 5
S - 5 2 2 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 8 7 3
  2. heartJ 5
  3. diamond10 2
  4. clubQ 5 4 2

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: heart4
  1. spade10 6 5
  2. heartK 9
  3. diamondA K 8 7 6 3
  4. clubJ 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass
Pass 1heart Pass 2diamond
Pass 2spade Pass 3club
Pass 4diamond Pass 4NT
Pass 6diamond End
At the table declarer ran off five trumps, cashed spadeAK, heartA and ruffed a heart. Presumably he was hoping for some kind of strip squeeze, but it was not forthcoming. Eventually he lost a trick in each of the black suits. Of course, no doubt you have made it. After winning the opening lead, you simply drew trumps ending in hand and bunged the heart9 through West. Even if this had lost to a doubleton ten or queen, you still had several squeeze possibilities, for the count was now rectified. Indeed, by leading a small club East may even have transferred a menace to himself, as I have done so often. (That's what my partners say, anyway).

West found the only lead to give a chance to declarer, who must have been sick as the proverbial parrot.
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