Least Expected

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 3
  2. heartA K J 10 4 3
  3. diamondQ 9
  4. club7 6 3
  1. spade8 6 5 4 2
  2. heart9
  3. diamondA 10 7 6 4 3
  4. club10
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 6 6 6
S - - 6 6 6
E - 3 - - -
W - 3 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ
  2. heart5 2
  3. diamondJ 8 5 2
  4. clubK J 9 8 4 2

Contract: 6diamondx
Declarer: West
Lead: heartA
  1. spadeA K Q 9 7
  2. heartQ 8 7 6
  3. diamondK
  4. clubA Q 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club*
2diamond~ 2heart 5diamond 5heart
6club Pass Pass Dble
6diamond Dble End

* strong
~ weak

South had been outfoxed by West's clever psyche! South did duly double and the contract went merely three off, minus 500, for a wonderful result against the cold 6heart.

What do you think about psyches? Are you serially economical with the truth or do you deprecate their use whatever the situation? Most of us are capable of treating third-in-hand-at-green opening bids of 1spade with a degree of suspicion - so what's the point of bothering with psyches in such circumstances! No, they must remain a weapon in the armoury of all bridge players but are best deployed when they are least expected - like the one above.
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