Result Merchant Tendencies

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 6 5
  2. heartK 6
  3. diamondA J 10 8 7
  4. clubJ 10 2
  1. spadeQ 8
  2. heartQ 10 9
  3. diamond9 6 4 3
  4. clubA K Q 7
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 7 6 7 1
S - 7 6 7 1
E 1 - - - -
W 1 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade4 3 2
  2. heart8 7 2
  3. diamond2
  4. club9 8 6 5 4 3

Contract: 7diamond
Declarer: North
Lead: club8
  1. spadeA K J 10 7
  2. heartA J 5 4 3
  3. diamondK Q 5
  4. club—
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
Pass 2diamond Pass 2heart
Pass 2spade Pass 4diamond
Pass 4heart Pass 5NT*
Pass 6diamond Pass 7diamond
Pass Pass Pass

* gsf

At the table declarer ruffed the club in dummy, led a heart to the king, ruffed another club ruff followed by heartA and another heart from dummy. Poor North decided to play safe by ruffing high and duly presented West with a trump trick.

Surely the best line is to ruff just one club, draw trumps, cash spadeA and attempt to establish the hearts with a single ruff. If that fails, lead spade9 for take a repeatable spade finesse. Readers should not be tempted to associate this recommended and successful line with unjustified result merchant tendencies. Much.
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