Taxi Driver

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeJ 10 9 7 6
  2. heartA J 10
  3. diamondQ 8
  4. club8 4 2
  1. spade4
  2. heart9 4 2
  3. diamondK 9 7 6 3
  4. clubJ 9 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - 3 3
S 1 - - 3 3
E - 2 1 - -
W - 2 1 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade3 2
  2. heartK Q 8 5
  3. diamondJ 10 4 2
  4. clubQ 10 5

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: club3
  1. spadeA K Q 8 5
  2. heart7 6 3
  3. diamondA 5
  4. clubA K 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
Pass 3spade Pass 4club
Pass 4heart Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass
This is another deal where it's easier on paper presented as a problem than it was at the table. South ducked! He was then able to win the diamond (or club) return, draw trumps, cash the outstanding club winners and exit with a diamond. The opponents would then be forced to open up the hearts, thereby conceding two heart tricks or heartA and a ruff and discard.

+420 scored well, for many pairs overstretched, but the best scores came when the bidding went 2NT - 3NT. West led a diamond, and that was ten tricks.
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