Punish the Opposition

Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Rubber

  1. spadeQ 6 5
  2. heartK 5 3
  3. diamond8 7 5 3
  4. clubK Q 6
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 8
  2. heartJ 8 7 6
  3. diamondQ 9 6
  4. clubA J 8 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA

West North East South
1spade
2diamond 2spade 3diamond 3spade
Pass 4spade End
By the look of partner's club9, it does not look as declarer is short in clubs, so you should duck - it usually makes life more awkward for declarer in this type of situation. The one thing you must not do is the obvious one - win clubA and continue unthinkingly with a third round of diamonds . . .
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