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West did not give the hand enough thought. Not unduly worried about the prospect of a bad heart split, he rose with A and immediately went for quick discards on the hearts, intending to play four rounds. Of course, the error of his ways was soon apparent when South ruffed A and returned a diamond. After winning Q North switched to clubs and because dummy had been denuded of entries there were still two spades and a club to lose, so West was two off. I think North, Mike Ayers, was to blame for leading a beastly diamond at trick one - most unkind.

Look what happens if West plans ahead carefully and judges well ..
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