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Even before North had tabled his hand, Jim suspected his own serious mistake in bidding 4, but dummy still came as a shock. West led an ominous Q, and Jim wasted several moments wondering what would be the best line in 4 if the trumps didn't break.
Unblocking the eight from dummy, Jim won the lead in hand and crossed back to the K - confirming his initial fears when East threw a club. Ironically, this unwelcome news simplified declarer's options to the point where Jim's rule had become obligatory. Accordingly, a small club was played to the ace and West put on play with his trump winner, dummy continuing to unblock with the 9.

Forced to open a red suit, West led a heart which ran round to the ten and jack. The heart queen was ducked all round, so now Jim led the Q, covered by the king and ace. The ace of hearts was cashed to reach the following powsition:
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