Select Your Punt

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8
  2. heartQ 2
  3. diamondQ 9 7
  4. clubA 9 8 5 4 3 2
  1. spade6 5
  2. heartJ 8 4
  3. diamondA J 5 3
  4. clubQ J 10 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 2 5 1 4 4
W 2 3 - 3 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA Q J 10 4 3
  2. heartA 10
  3. diamondK 10 8
  4. clubK 7

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: East
Lead: heart6
  1. spadeK 9 7 2
  2. heartK 9 7 6 5 3
  3. diamond6 4 2
  4. club—
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass
1NT 2club 4spade Pass
Pass Pass
The safest line is to cross to diamondA and lead a spade intending to finesse. If South wins and leads king and another heart for North to ruff at least declarer is safe from a trump promotion. In this case East over-ruffs, draws trumps and follows with king and another club to give himself the chance of the diamond finesse for his contract. At the table East exited with a heart at trick two and now the defence did find the trump promotion when North was able to ruff a heart with spade8.

In the other room South led a diamond against the same contract, so East had an easy +650.
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