Differing Judgment

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 6
  2. heartA Q
  3. diamondJ 9 6 4 3
  4. clubK J 10 7
  1. spadeQ 5 3 2
  2. heartJ 10 7 6 5 4 3
  3. diamond5
  4. club4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 3 - - 3
S - 2 - - 3
E 2 - 1 4 -
W 2 - 1 4 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 9 8 7 4
  2. heart—
  3. diamondQ 10
  4. clubA Q 9 5 3 2

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: East
Lead: diamondK
  1. spadeK J
  2. heartK 9 8 2
  3. diamondA K 8 7 2
  4. club8 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond
Pass 3diamond* 3spade 3NT
4spade Dble End

* 10-11 points, constructive

At one table East avoided this situation completely by bidding 3spade on the first round. What she would have done had South doubled we'll never know for when South bid 3NT West had a clear-cut 4spade bid. North doubled to complete the auction. The defence began with two diamonds but declarer was in no trouble. After ruffing the diamond she followed by ruffing two clubs in the dummy and eventually lost just one diamond, one trump and clubK. East-West + 790. In the other room .
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