Stupid Game

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK
  2. heartA J 8 5 2
  3. diamondJ 8 4 3
  4. clubA 7 3
  1. spadeQ 8 5 3
  2. heart7
  3. diamondQ 10 7 2
  4. clubK 8 6 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 2 3 - 2
S - 2 3 - 2
E 2 - - 2 -
W 2 - - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 7 6 4 2
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamondA K
  4. clubQ 9 5 4

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: North
Lead: diamondK
  1. spadeA 10 9
  2. heartK Q 10 6 4
  3. diamond9 6 5
  4. clubJ 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass
Paul featured the hand because of the extremely difficult defence required to beat 4heart. East must cash his two top diamonds and switch to a club. "So what?" you say, " that's not so difficult". Do you want to bet? The club has to be the queen!!!! A small club would go to the ten, king and ace. Declarer unblocks spadeK, draws trumps and eliminates spades throwing a club from hand in the process. He now exits with a club. East is end-played! But if East has led the clubQ there will be no end-play, for West will win the clubK and cash diamondQ.

Over the next few days we will be featuring some more choice Bowyer exhibits....

... and I will be resolving to give up this stupid game.
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