Italians Are Good Guessers

Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spadeQ 7
  2. heartA Q 6
  3. diamond
  4. club
  1. spade6
  2. heart10 4 2
  3. diamond2
  4. club
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 10 9
  2. heartK 8
  3. diamond
  4. club

Contract: 7club
Declarer: South
Lead: club4

  1. spadeA 3
  2. heartJ
  3. diamond
  4. clubJ 7
West North East South
1NT* Pass 2club
Pass 2heart Pass 3club~
Pass 3spade# Pass 4NT
Pass 5diamond Pass 7club
Pass Pass Pass

* 16-18
~ Natural, asking about clubs
# three to an honour

South cashes the two clubs discarding a heart and spade from dummy. East is squeezed, but South still has to guess if that is the case or whether the heart finesse was working all the time!
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