When Your Luck is Out

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 10 8
  2. heartA J 9 8 7 5 4
  3. diamond4 3
  4. club3
  1. spade7 6
  2. heart10 6 2
  3. diamondA 8 6
  4. club8 7 6 5 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 1 3 4 1
S - 1 3 4 1
E 1 - - - -
W 1 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 3 2
  2. heartK Q
  3. diamondJ 10 9 7
  4. clubK Q 10 2

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: South
Lead: spade7
  1. spadeK Q 9 5 4
  2. heart3
  3. diamondK Q 5 2
  4. clubA J 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club 1spade
Pass 2heart Pass 3diamond
Pass 3heart Pass 3NT
Dble 4spade Pass Pass
Dble End
Because of the early removal of one of dummy's entries, South decided that with regard to suit establishment the hearts were a non-starter. He therefore played clubA, ruffed a club, heartA, ruffed a heart and ruffed his final club in dummy. By now he had seen heartKQ come down but realised that it was far too late to take advantage of it. A diamond from dummy did not find East holding the ace and declarer could only muster nine tricks for minus 100.
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