One Specific Card Combination

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Dealer: West
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spade10 9 8 7 4
  2. heart8 7 4 2
  3. diamond8
  4. clubK 5 3
  1. spadeA Q 3
  2. heartA K 5
  3. diamondA K 6 4
  4. clubA 9 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 3 4 3 2 3
W 3 4 3 2 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 6 2
  2. heartQ 10 9
  3. diamond9 7 5 3
  4. clubJ 6 4

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: West
Lead: spade10
  1. spadeJ 5
  2. heartJ 6 3
  3. diamondQ J 10 2
  4. clubQ 10 8 7
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2club* Pass 2diamond Pass
2NT~ Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass

* GF and/or 23+
~ 23-24 balanced

when North has specifically the singleton eight... You should not win the first lead in hand and play a low diamond towards dummy for you will not know whether to finesse against South on the second round. No, you should win the opening lead in dummy and lead diamond9, running it if South plays low. If South covers then it safe to lead a low diamond to dummy's seven. Eventually you will enter dummy with heartQ and finesse against South's remaining diamond honour.
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