Play This Hand With Me

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 6 4
  2. heartQ 8 5 3
  3. diamondJ 6
  4. clubA Q 9 6
  1. spade9 8
  2. heartA 10 9 2
  3. diamondA Q 8 4
  4. club10 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 2 3 1
S 1 - 2 3 1
E - 2 - - -
W - 2 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 2
  2. heart7 4
  3. diamond9 7 5 3 2
  4. clubK 8 5 3

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade9
  1. spadeA Q J 7 5 3
  2. heartK J 6
  3. diamondK 10
  4. clubJ 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1club* Pass 1spade
Dble Rdble~ 2diamond 4spade
Pass Pass Pass

* playing strong NT
~ three spades

For the same reason that you went up with clubA at trick four you should assume that East has clubK now. So you insert the nine and draw East's king. You can now cross to dummy's retained spadeK and ditch a diamond on clubQ. Ten tricks!

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