How Was It For You

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 8 3 2
  2. heartQ 9
  3. diamondK 7 3
  4. clubK Q 6 4
  1. spadeA K Q 4
  2. heartA 5 3 2
  3. diamondJ 6 2
  4. club8 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 2 3 2 3
S 2 2 3 2 3
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 6
  2. heart7 6
  3. diamond10 9 5 4
  4. clubJ 10 9 7

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: ?
  1. spade7 5
  2. heartK J 10 8 4
  3. diamondA Q 8
  4. clubA 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass 1NT*
Pass 2diamond~ Pass 2heart
Pass 3NT End

* 14-16
~ forcing Stayman

Danish star Lars Blasket led spade4! Well, if you were South would you have put the jack up? East won the nine and returned a spade for the defence to take the first five tricks.

In reality, had you avoided an initial spade lead then you would have had another opportunity for this coup when in with heartA, but you would gain much more kudos for having the bottle to do it at trick one!
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