Thorny Problem

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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade7 5 3 2
  2. heart3
  3. diamondA K
  4. clubA Q 10 7 5 4
Green square in centre

Contract: 4heartx
Declarer: South
Lead: spade10
  1. spadeK Q J 8
  2. heartQ J 10 7 6 5 2
  3. diamond6
  4. club3
West North East South
Pass Pass
1diamond 2club Dble* 4heart
Pass Pass Dble Pass
Pass Pass

* negative

You false-card with the jack to give East a guess if he has started with spadeA963, making it appear that you have started with spadeKQJ alone. Your ruse works, for East switches to heart4.

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