Adequate Declarer Play

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeQ J 10 6 5 4 3 2
  2. heartJ
  3. diamondQ J 10 7
  4. club—
  1. spade—
  2. heartK 7 4
  3. diamondA K 8 6 2
  4. clubK Q J 5 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 7 5 3 1 5
W 7 5 3 1 5
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K 9 8
  2. heartA 6 3
  3. diamond9 3
  4. clubA 10 8 6

Contract: 7club
Declarer: East
Lead: spade7
  1. spade7
  2. heartQ 10 9 8 5 2
  3. diamond5 4
  4. club9 7 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT* Pass
2spade~ 4spade 5club Pass
5diamond# Pass 5heart# Pass
7club End

* 14-16
~ transfer to clubs
# cue-bid

Berkowitz threw a heart from dummy on spadeA and led a club to dummy's king, when North showed out. He followed with ace, king and another diamond which he ruffed with club10 in hand, and then put spadeK on the table. South discarded a heart to prevent the easy establishment of the diamonds, so declarer threw a diamond and ruffed a spade in dummy. After cashing heartK, dummy's last diamond was ruffed high in hand to reach the following position ...
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