The Dangerous Double

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA J 6
  2. heartK J 10
  3. diamondK 10 3 2
  4. club5 4 3
  1. spadeQ 8 5 2
  2. heartA Q 9 6 4
  3. diamond7
  4. clubA K 9
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 - - - -
E - 1 4 2 1
W - - 4 2 1
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 9 3
  2. heart8 7 5 3
  3. diamondA J 6 5
  4. clubJ 6

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: West
Lead: club4
  1. spade10 7 4
  2. heart2
  3. diamondQ 9 8 4
  4. clubQ 10 8 7 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 2heart Pass
2spade Pass 4heart Pass
Pass Pass
At other tables North did not double and the result usually depended on declarer's spade/diamond at trick two. A trump finesse lost to the queen and the diamond devotees were tapped with more diamonds. There was still time to play a spade to the king but several declarers cashed heartA. Calamity! There was now not enough time to finesse against club10, throw a spade on clubK and eventually establish a fourth spade, for a vital entry to hand had gone. 4heart finished one off.
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