Vulgar Route

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ J 8 6 2
  2. heartK 7
  3. diamondJ 9 8
  4. clubJ 8 2
  1. spadeA K 7
  2. heartA J 9 8 6 3
  3. diamond10 2
  4. club7 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 2 3 2 4 2
W 2 3 2 3 1
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 5 4 3
  2. heart—
  3. diamondA Q 7 6
  4. clubA K 10 3

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: East
Lead: heart4
  1. spade—
  2. heartQ 10 5 4 2
  3. diamondK 5 4 3
  4. clubQ 9 5 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass
2heart Pass 2spade Pass
4spade End
STOP PRESS: Original card play sequence incorrect - duly corrected now.
Gary reached 4spade via the obvious, but vulgar route. After a heart lead and diamond discard on heartA, declarer finessed diamondQ and South won to continue hearts. East ruffed, cashed diamondA and ruffed a diamond in dummy. After ruffing a heart in hand, with North throwing a club, clubAK and a club ruffed with spadeK were followed by another heart. North had already under-ruffed once by this stage and whatever he attempted two spade tricks would be his limit. Declarer had timed the hand perfectly and East-West scored +620.
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