Not A Happy Bunny

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK Q 10 9 7
  2. heartK 10 8
  3. diamond9 3
  4. clubK 6 4
  1. spadeJ 2
  2. heartQ J 5 4 3
  3. diamond10 8 7
  4. club7 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 7 5 3 7 7
S 7 5 4 7 7
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 6 5 3
  2. heart7 6 2
  3. diamondK Q 6 4
  4. club10 5

Contract: 7club
Declarer: South
Lead: club2
  1. spadeA 4
  2. heartA 9
  3. diamondA J 5 2
  4. clubA Q J 9 8
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
Pass 1spade Pass 2diamond
Pass 2spade* Pass 2NT
Pass 3club Pass 3spade
Pass 4heart Pass 5heart
Dble Pass Pass 7club
Pass Pass Pass

* forcing

Nothing too involved here - it's simply a matter of playing spades for five tricks, although a very unlikely red suit squeeze on West might be a outside possibility. At the other table, with East-West silent, the declarer biffed out the top spades and was a really happy bunny to see the jack come down. North-South + 1440.

At this table South decided that West would be short of spades because of his probable heart length and three verified clubs. He was absolutely right. In that case it would be odds-on to run spade10 immediately. Not such a happy bunny.
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