Cunning Punt

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA K Q 10 8 2
  2. heart3
  3. diamond8
  4. club10 9 8 7 5
  1. spade6 4
  2. heartJ 5 2
  3. diamond9 5 4 3
  4. club6 4 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 7 1 4 5 2
S 7 1 3 5 2
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 9 7 5 3
  2. heartK 7 6
  3. diamondK Q J 10 7
  4. club—

Contract: 7club
Declarer: North
Lead: club2
  1. spade—
  2. heartA Q 10 9 8 4
  3. diamondA 6 2
  4. clubA K Q J
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Dble
Pass Pass 2diamond 3heart
Pass 4club Pass 7club*
Pass Pass Pass

* punt!

North-South can make 6club quite comfortably on any lead with a variety of ways to make twelve tricks.,

Expert pairs may reach the grand slam, which makes on cross-ruff lines whenever North is declarer, or when West fails to lead a trump if South is at the helm. Assuming West does make the normal lead of a trump, declarer is immediately warned of bad breaks when East shows out. He plays ace of hearts, ruffs a heart and cashes two top spades throwing losing diamonds. Returning to hand with a trump, declarer ruffs another heart, draws trumps and claims.
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