Two Problems In One Deal Again

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeK Q 3
  2. heartK 2
  3. diamondK 8 6 3
  4. clubQ 10 9 5
  1. spadeA 6 5 2
  2. heartQ J 10 8 4 3
  3. diamond7
  4. clubA 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 2 - 3 -
S - 2 - 3 -
E 1 - 5 - 2
W 1 - 5 - 2
Green square in centre
  1. spade8
  2. heartA 9 7 5
  3. diamondJ 9 5
  4. clubJ 8 7 6 4

Contract: 5heartx
Declarer: West
Lead: spadeK
  1. spadeJ 10 9 7 4
  2. heart6
  3. diamondA Q 10 4 2
  4. clubK 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 2heart 2spade
3heart 4spade Pass Pass
5heart Dble End
The problem with ruffing three spades in dummy is that there will only be heartA left in dummy, so unless heartK is a singleton the defence will win a trump trick. West spotted this and played to establish the clubs, starting with ace and another club at tricks two and three. Seeing what West was up to, South continued spades, but eventually West was able to ruff two clubs in hand, finessing heart9 for the first entry and using heartA as the second. The established fifth club became the vital eleventh trick. And the original problem ...
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