Why Bother

Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spade6 4
  2. heartK 7 6 4
  3. diamondK Q J 10 6 2
  4. club6
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 9 8
  2. heartA 8 2
  3. diamondA 8 7 3
  4. clubA Q 7

Contract: 3heartx
Declarer: West
Lead: diamondK

West North East South
Pass 1NT* 2spade~
2NT# 3diamond Pass Pass
3heart Dble End

* 15-17
~ spades and a minor
# Lebensohl

North led diamondK won by dummy's ace as South played the nine and West the four. spade8 was led from dummy to South's queen, West's ace and your six. Declarer's heart10 holds the next trick as partner surprisingly contributes the nine. A finesse of heart8 wins, partner throwing spade2, but South wins the next trick with spadeK as West plays the ten. How do you defend when South leads a further spade and West throws a diamond?
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