Support the Winning Side

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K Q
  2. heartK 7 5 3
  3. diamondK Q 8 6 2
  4. club8
  1. spade10
  2. heartQ 8 6 2
  3. diamond4 3
  4. clubQ 9 6 5 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 7 6 4 7
S 3 7 6 4 7
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 8 7 5 3 2
  2. heart10 4
  3. diamondJ 7
  4. club10 7 3

Contract: 7diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond4
  1. spade9 6 4
  2. heartA J 9
  3. diamondA 10 9 5
  4. clubA K J
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond
Pass 1heart Pass 2NT*
Pass 3diamond Pass 3heart
Pass 3spade Pass 4club
Pass 4NT Pass 5club~
Pass 7diamond End

* 17-18
~ three aces

South got it wrong by finessing. If West started with six clubs (and four hearts) the odds were still 2-1 on that one of them was clubQ. If West started with seven clubs then East would have been squeezed if he held clubQ. All in all it must be right to play for the drop of clubQ.

We've all been in South's position before, but I suppose as he played against the odds we should not be too sympathetic. Certainly not me .. I was supporting the other side.
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