Cash Them All

Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spadeQ
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. clubJ 8 7
  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamondK Q
  4. club10 3
Green square in centre
  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamondA 9 5
  4. clubQ

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: West
Lead: spadeK

  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamondJ 10 7
  4. clubA K
West North East South
1heart Pass 1spade Pass
4heart Pass 5heart Pass
6heart End
. . . this is the four card ending, with South still to play. What does he throw? A diamond means three diamond winners for declarer while a club allows West to cash diamondKQ and exit with a club. clubA thus becomes a stepping-stone to dummy's diamondA for the twelfth trick.
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