Eight Winners For A Straightforward 110

Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spade8 5
  2. heartA K 10 7 2
  3. diamond4
  4. clubQ 7 4 3 2
Green square in centre

Contract: 2spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondK

  1. spadeA K 4 3 2
  2. heartQ
  3. diamondJ 9 6 5 2
  4. clubA 6
West North East South
1NT 2diamond*
Pass 2heart~ Pass 2spade
Pass Pass Pass

* spades and another
~ denies three spades

One plan would be to rely on a 3-3 trump break. Unblock heartQ, ruff a diamond, cash a top heart discarding a club, come to hand with clubA and play three rounds of trumps. If the trumps break that would be a certain eight tricks with outside possibilities of another.

One declarer adopted this line, but the South player in the other match decided that there was a better line, even though he had an original 1diamond opening from East.
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