No Sympathy

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 8 4 3 2
  2. heart9 8 3 2
  3. diamondQ 10 4 2
  4. club—
  1. spadeA 7
  2. heart7 4
  3. diamondK 7 3
  4. clubK J 10 7 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 6 2 5 3 6
W 6 2 6 3 6
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 9 6 5
  2. heartA K Q 10 6
  3. diamondA 5
  4. clubA 6

Contract: 6club
Declarer: West
Lead: diamond4
  1. spadeQ 10
  2. heartJ 5
  3. diamondJ 9 8 6
  4. clubQ 9 8 5 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass
2club Pass 2spade Pass
2NT Pass 3club Pass
3diamond Pass 3heart Pass
3spade Pass 5NT* Pass
6club End

* GSF

Yes, sick isn't it? With North being void in clubs there is a larger possibility of him holding four hearts, and therefore the odds are 2 to 1 that he holds the jack - a finesse of the ten being called for. It can be a cruel game.

At the table West led clubJ at trick two - a very strange play from a World Championship contender. After all, did he really expect North to cover with the queen holding clubQx(x)? We'll never know if he'd have finessed heart10, but at least his team-mates would have been sympathetic - as opposed to their feelings about the actual line taken.
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