Roman Two Bid Coup

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K J 4 2
  2. heartQ
  3. diamondA 9 5 2
  4. clubQ 7 4
  1. spade9 8 6 5
  2. heart8 6
  3. diamondK J 7 4 3
  4. club10 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 1 3 3 -
S - 1 3 3 -
E 3 - - - -
W 3 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ
  2. heartA 7 4
  3. diamond8 6
  4. clubA K J 9 8 6 3

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spade8
  1. spade10 7 3
  2. heartK J 10 9 5 3 2
  3. diamondQ 10
  4. club5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade 2club 2heart
Pass 2NT Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass
Declarer was Roman Smolski and he led a small club off the dummy at trick two. Yes, East can defeat the contract by playing low and allowing West to win. A spade ruff now sinks the contract. But ask yourself - would you have played low as East? After winning clubJ East switched to a diamond so Smolski won diamondA and led queen of clubs off the dummy throwing his losing diamond from hand. Now West could never regain the lead and the threat of a spade ruff was averted. First a pseudo scissors coup (club4) and then a genuine one (clubQ).
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