Several Ways to Success

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Butler IMPs
  1. spadeA 9 8 2
  2. heartA J 6 3
  3. diamondA Q 4
  4. club5 3
  1. spade6 4
  2. heart8 7 4
  3. diamondJ 9 8 5 3 2
  4. clubQ 8
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - 4 1
S - - - 4 1
E 1 1 - - -
W 1 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade5 3
  2. heartK 10 9 5
  3. diamondK
  4. clubA K J 10 6 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade4
  1. spadeK Q J 10 7
  2. heartQ 2
  3. diamond10 7 6
  4. club9 7 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond* 2club Pass
Pass Dble Pass 3spade
Pass 4spade End

* playing a 10-12 No Trump

David Berkowitz drew two rounds of trumps and led a small heart from the dummy. To avoid establishing three immediate heart winners East correctly played low, so South won heartQ and followed with a heart to the ace and a heart ruff. Declarer now exited with a club, so East won two clubs and exited with heartK.

This was the five card ending ...
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