The Dream of A Declarer

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK Q J 7
  2. heartA J 9 7
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA Q 10 7 4
  1. spadeA 8 5 4
  2. heartK Q
  3. diamond4 3
  4. clubK 8 6 5 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - 4 3 3
S 3 - 4 3 3
E - 2 - - -
W - 2 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 3
  2. heart10 8 2
  3. diamondK Q J 10 8 6 2
  4. club3

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond4
  1. spade9 6 2
  2. heart6 5 4 3
  3. diamondA 9 7 5
  4. clubJ 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass
1club Pass 1diamond Pass
1spade Pass 2diamond Pass
Pass Dble 3diamond 3heart
Pass 4heart End
The whole hand seems an open book on this lead. RHO must have KQJ10 to seven diamonds for his bidding and opener must be placed with the rest of the points in what is surely a 4-2-2-5 shape. The heartKQ is therefore doubleton! After discarding a spade on diamondA, you draw trumps before LHO can give his partner a ruff by playing ace and a small trump, eventually losing a club, heart and spade. You congratulate partner on his restraint when he passed on both the first and second rounds of bidding and then doubled to show what must surely be a big three suiter in clubs and the majors...
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