Best to Appear Disinterested

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade6 5 4 3
  2. heartA 9 8 3
  3. diamondK 8 6 4
  4. club7
  1. spadeJ 7 2
  2. heartK Q J 2
  3. diamond10 9 5
  4. club10 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 3 3 2 3
S 2 3 3 2 3
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA Q 9 8
  2. heart10
  3. diamondQ 3 2
  4. clubQ 9 8 5 4

Contract: 4heartx
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond10
  1. spadeK 10
  2. heart7 6 5 4
  3. diamondA J 7
  4. clubA K J 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart
Pass 3heart Pass 4heart
Dble Pass Pass Pass
. . . then the contract cannot be beaten. At the table West did split his honours at trick two and declarer ducked. East won the spade switch with the ace and South the spade continuation. diamondK, spade ruff in hand, clubA, club ruff and a second spade ruff in hand. Realising that declarer would be home if he over-ruffed, West pitched his last diamond. South continued with clubK and another club. West was down to his three trumps, but he could not prevent declarer from making two of the last three tricks.

This had been the three card end-position ..
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