Careful With That Entry Eugene

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK J 9 8 7 6 5
  2. heart8
  3. diamond10 3
  4. clubK Q 4
  1. spadeQ 10 2
  2. heartK J 10 7 6 4 3
  3. diamondQ
  4. clubJ 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - 2 -
S 1 - - 2 -
E - 2 5 - 2
W - 2 5 - 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 3
  2. heartA 9
  3. diamondA J 9 8 7 4
  4. club9 8 2

Contract: 4heartx
Declarer: West
Lead: clubK
  1. spade4
  2. heartQ 5 2
  3. diamondK 6 5 2
  4. clubA 10 7 6 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass
3heart 3spade 4heart Dble
Pass Pass Pass
. . . so it's best if you lead heart9 and finesse the ten (or jack). Now you can lead diamondQ and run it. What does South do? If he wins he cannot return a spade and will still have to follow to two top diamonds while you ditch your losing spades. If he ducks there will still be diamondA available for one discard.. but only if you have retained heartA for the late entry.
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