2950 Hangs On This Decision

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 9 8 7
  2. heartA Q 9 6 4
  3. diamond6
  4. clubK 9 7
  1. spadeA K 10 6 3
  2. heartK 7 5
  3. diamond9 7 4
  4. club10 8
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - 3 1 -
S 3 - 3 1 -
E - 3 - - -
W - 3 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade2
  2. heart10 8
  3. diamondA K Q 10 8 5 2
  4. club6 4 2

Contract: 3NTxx
Declarer: West
Lead: heart7
  1. spadeJ 5 4
  2. heartJ 3 2
  3. diamondJ 3
  4. clubA Q J 5 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart 3heart* Pass
3NT Pass Pass Dble
Pass Pass Rdble Pass
Pass Pass

* Solid minor, looking for 3NT

This is quite a well-known hand so you may have remembered it. East-West were the famous "Meckwell" pair - Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell. North led a spade (a black suit was clearly called for) so Rodwell took the first nine tricks and clocked up +750. Had North led a club then North-South could have taken the first ten tricks (cash five clubs, South switches to heartJ) and Pakistan would have registered +2200.
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