Good Judgement In Bidding Or Play

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 7 5 3
  2. heartJ 4
  3. diamondJ 8 7 5 3
  4. club7 3
  1. spadeA K J 9 4
  2. heart6 5
  3. diamondK 6
  4. clubA 6 5 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 5 3 1 5 5
W 3 3 1 4 1
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 6 2
  2. heartK 8 3
  3. diamondA Q 10
  4. clubK J 9 4

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: heartJ
  1. spade8
  2. heartA Q 10 9 7 2
  3. diamond9 4 2
  4. clubQ 10 8
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass 2club 2heart
3club Pass 4spade Pass
Pass Pass
. . . if the scoring was Match Points West should probably play the same way. Assuming that, say, 50% of pairs reach 3NT, West knows that he will be unable to outscore them - they will be able to duck a club to South and rake in eleven tricks. Even when South has four clubs he will succumb to a heart/club squeeze, so West should concentrate solely on other pairs playing 4spade. It's a toss-up between attempting to make eleven tricks by ruffing the third heart high, drawing trumps and playing for a favourable club position, or contenting yourself with a safe ten tricks by playing for the position shown.
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