A Choice of Contract

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K 5
  2. heartA 10 7 3
  3. diamond7 2
  4. club10 9 4 3
  1. spade10 9 7 2
  2. heart9 8 6 2
  3. diamondA 9 8 6 3
  4. club—
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - 1 4 2
S 2 - 1 4 2
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ
  2. heartQ J 5
  3. diamondQ 10 5
  4. clubA 8 7 6 5 2

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond6
  1. spadeQ 8 6 4 3
  2. heartK 4
  3. diamondK J 4
  4. clubK Q J
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1club 1spade
Pass 2club Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass
West led diamond6. This ran to the queen and king and declarer confidently cashed two top spades. Not only did there prove to be a spade winner for West, but on the club lead from dummy East hopped up with the ace and stuffed the diamond10 through. This led to a rapid one off.

Compare that with what might have happened at the other tables .....
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