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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 9 7 6 5
  2. heart6 4 2
  3. diamondQ
  4. clubJ 10 9 3
  1. spadeA J 4
  2. heartA J 5
  3. diamondA K J 10 8
  4. clubK 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 6 6 7 5 7
W 6 6 7 5 7
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 10 3
  2. heartQ 9 8 3
  3. diamond9
  4. clubA Q 8 7 2

Contract: 6NT
Declarer: East
Lead: spade8
  1. spade8 2
  2. heartK 10 7
  3. diamond7 6 5 4 3 2
  4. club6 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2diamond* Pass 2NT~ Pass
3NT# Pass 4club Pass
4diamond Pass 4heart Pass
4NT Pass 6club Pass
6diamond Pass 6NT Pass
Pass Pass

* Multi
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# 21-22 balanced

Sorry ladies and gentlemen, double bluff - I know you played for the squeeze by going up with the ace! I cannot tell whether Flint had some sublte inference to draw on, but he finessed like a man and racked up +11 IMPs for the Brits when the Hungarians played in 3NT+2 in the other room.
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