Happy Bridge Christmas to You All

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 5
  2. heartA K Q 10
  3. diamond9 7 2
  4. club9 8 6 4
  1. spade4
  2. heart8 7 6 3
  3. diamondK Q 5 3
  4. clubA K J 10
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 2 1 2
S - - 2 1 2
E - 1 - - -
W - 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 10 9 3 2
  2. heart5 2
  3. diamondJ 8 6
  4. club5 3 2

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: North
Lead: spadeJ
  1. spadeK Q 8 7 6
  2. heartJ 9 4
  3. diamondA 10 4
  4. clubQ 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT* Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass

* weak

At the table East, a very good player, did the wrong thing for the right reason. Knowing that North was a player who was unlikely to take advantage, East ducked! Sure enough, North could not bear to lose out to an original West holding of spade9xx and rose with the king. When West showed out all hope was lost and eventually declarer was one off.

Personally, I think North's play was bonkers. Even if the spade finesse had lost then North could tell, with all those heart honours, that unless West had all the club goodies a heart switch would look very attractive. Besides, the clubs might have been blocked.
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