Best to Bare Honour

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade
  2. heartJ
  3. diamond
  4. clubA 10 3
  1. spade
  2. heartA 8
  3. diamond
  4. clubJ 8
Green square in centre
  1. spade
  2. heartQ 10
  3. diamond
  4. clubQ 5

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: West
Lead: diamond4
  1. spade
  2. heartK 7
  3. diamond
  4. clubK 9
West North East South
Pass 1spade Pass
1NT Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass
. . . for one defender to discard deceptively by keeping a singleton heart honour and three clubs, so West must take care to count the remaining cards carefully. If the defence do retain five clubs between them then West must use her judgement to suss out who has bared her heart honour.
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