Deal From Rubber Bridge Table

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Rubber
  1. spadeK 10 6 2
  2. heartJ 10 5 3
  3. diamond—
  4. club9 8 6 4 3
  1. spade3
  2. heartQ 7 4 2
  3. diamondQ 6 3 2
  4. clubK 7 5 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - - 2 -
S 3 - - 2 -
E - 3 2 - -
W - 3 2 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 9 7 5
  2. heartA 9 8 6
  3. diamondA K 10 5 4
  4. club—

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: South
Lead: heart2
  1. spadeA J 8 4
  2. heartK
  3. diamondJ 9 8 7
  4. clubA Q J 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond 1NT
Pass 2club* Pass 2spade
3diamond 3spade Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Dble Pass
Pass Pass

* Stayman

East was not a tricky player who would double on trump shortage. South (Dave Dickson) thought awhile and discarded club10. West won with the queen and played a low club, so East ruffed. He now shifted to diamondK (an error?) and South ruffed on the table. The heart2 lead implied that the hearts were probably 4/4 so he discarded clubAQ on the heartJ10 and cross ruffed for ten tricks, East under-ruffing at the end! Have you ever seen a hand where you have a 5/4 side suit fit with 100 honours and don't make a single trick in that suit?! You have four losers if you go for the club suit.
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