Rowlands Brings Home the Bacon

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 5 3
  2. heartA 2
  3. diamondQ 5 3
  4. clubA 10 7 4 2
  1. spadeA J 8
  2. heart9 5 3
  3. diamondJ 10 9 6 4 2
  4. club9
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 - - - -
E - 5 1 3 4
W - 5 1 3 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 10 6 4
  2. heartK 7 6
  3. diamondA K 7
  4. clubK J 6

Contract: 3NTx
Declarer: East
Lead: heartQ
  1. spadeK 7 2
  2. heartQ J 10 8 4
  3. diamond8
  4. clubQ 8 5 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2heart*
Pass Pass 2NT Pass
3NT Dble End

* 5heart, 4+ minor, 5-9

When North returned heart2 at trick two Rowlands knew that the hearts were certainly 5-2, so there was no point in holding up. On winning heartK he played three rounds of diamonds and North won to lead a low club. To ensure South was kept out off lead declarer rose with clubK to advance spadeQ. When West covered declarer was saved an agonising guess and Rowlands had clocked up no fewer than eleven tricks. Plus 750 and 14 IMPs in all.
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