Straw Sticks And Bricks

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade4 3 2
  2. heartA J 7 6
  3. diamondA Q J 9 2
  4. club4
  1. spadeJ 10 8 7 6
  2. heart3
  3. diamondK 7
  4. clubQ 9 8 6 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 4 4 1 2
S 1 4 4 1 2
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K 5
  2. heartQ 10 8 5
  3. diamond10 5 3
  4. club10 7 3

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: North
Lead: spadeK
  1. spadeQ 9
  2. heartK 9 4 2
  3. diamond8 6 4
  4. clubA K J 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
Pass 1diamond Pass 1NT
Pass 2heart* Pass 3heart
Pass 4heart End

* forcing 1 round

There were three different defences on this deal. The Easts with the defence of straw switched to a club. At these tables North won clubA, cashed clubK to dispose of the losing spade and took a diamond finesse. When that held they decided that diamondK was right and played the hearts with a classic safety play. They first cashed heartA and led small towards the king. When East played low the nine was inserted to guard against precisely what East held. Ten tricks.

The Easts with the defence of sticks .
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