Two Games to Play

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade5
  2. heartA K Q J 10 5 3
  3. diamondJ 10 8 4 3
  4. club—
  1. spadeA K Q 10 9
  2. heart8 6
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA K 9 8 5 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 4 3 - -
S - 4 4 - 1
E 5 - - 4 -
W 5 - - 4 -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 7 3
  2. heart9 4
  3. diamondA K 7 6
  4. clubJ 10 6 2

Contract: 5club
Declarer: West
Lead: heartA
  1. spadeJ 6 4 2
  2. heart7 2
  3. diamondQ 9 5 2
  4. clubQ 7 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club 4heart Pass Pass
4spade Pass 5club End
East converted to 5club and the defence was the same, but this time declarer ruffed with clubJ from dummy. West now produced a slightly hairy line when he ran club10 at trick four! When that held he cashed diamondAK to dispose of two spades and drew trumps. Eleven tricks and 600 to East-West.

As the play went, declarer could have afforded to go up with clubA on the first round of trumps and re-enter dummy for the trump finesse with a fourth round spade ruff. However, if South has the presence to pitch a spade on the third heart then declarer must take a first round trump finesse. Or go down.
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