Right Way Up For Cheeky Opening

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK J 10 2
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamondQ 8 4
  4. clubJ 10 9 6
  1. spade6 4
  2. heartA Q 10 6 2
  3. diamondA 10 5
  4. clubA 7 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 - - - -
E - 1 3 1 2
W - 1 3 1 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 9 8 3
  2. heartK J 7 4
  3. diamondK 9 2
  4. clubQ 5

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: East
Lead: clubJ
  1. spadeA 7 5
  2. heart8 5
  3. diamondJ 7 6 3
  4. clubK 8 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1NT Pass
2diamond Pass 2heart* Pass
4heart End
. . . what does North do? If he goes in with the king you can now ruff out the ace and if he inserts the jack or ten you must cover. South will win and return a spade - end-playing North. Either he opens up the diamonds, when you will play for split honours, or he leads a spade and gives a trick there.

What happened at our table? East liked the look of the opposition and cheekily opened 1NT. After a transfer sequence East played in 4heart and South led a diamond, so ten tricks were easy.
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