Which Side Would You Back

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK J 10 9 4 2
  2. heart10
  3. diamondK 4 2
  4. club10 6 4
  1. spadeQ 7 6
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamond10 8 6 5
  4. clubK 8 7 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 2 2 1
S - - 1 2 1
E 1 1 - - -
W 1 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 3
  2. heartA Q 7 4
  3. diamondA Q J 3
  4. clubJ 9 3

Contract: 3spade
Declarer: North
Lead: spade3
  1. spadeA 5
  2. heartK J 8 6 5 2
  3. diamond9 7
  4. clubA Q 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 2spade* Dble 3spade
Pass Pass Pass

* weak

At both tables declarer won the first trick in hand with spadeJ and led a heart. East hopped up with heartA and continued trumps. From here one the play diverged - I will switch to Anthony's script.

"At this point it looks as if declarer is booked to lose a heart and either three diamonds and a club, or two diamonds and two clubs, but read on. It looks natural to ruff a heart low, which is what our teammate did, subsequently going off with three diamond losers after the club finesse lost."

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