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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K 10 9 4 3
  2. heart5
  3. diamondA J 8 6
  4. clubQ 5
  1. spadeJ 7 5 2
  2. heartK Q J 9 7 3
  3. diamondK 10
  4. club4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 4 1 4 2
S 5 4 1 3 2
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 8 6
  2. heart10 4
  3. diamondQ 9 4 3
  4. clubJ 10 6 2

Contract: 6club
Declarer: South
Lead: heartK
  1. spade—
  2. heartA 8 6 2
  3. diamond7 5 2
  4. clubA K 9 8 7 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
1heart 1spade Pass 2club
Pass 2heart Pass 3club
Pass 3diamond Pass 3heart
Pass 6club* End

* big punt

. . . a heart is ruffed and a spade ruffed low. Dummy is entered with clubQ and another low spade ruffed. clubAK are cashed, and when East turns out to have four South leads his last trump to ensure the run of dummy's spade winners is uninterrupted. With East holding only two hearts dummy takes the last five tricks with spadeAK109 and diamondA. 6club made . or would have.
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