Vulnerable Both Dealer: West

A Q 6 5 J  3 A K 9 7 4 A 4
J 8 3 Q 9 7 6 4 2 8 5 K 2
Opening Lead:10

You are South. You arrive to a 4 contract against silent opps.

West leads the 10: five, four, Jack. You lead a low heart and West plays the king. West continue with the 2.

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A Q 6 5 J  3 A K 9 7 4 A 4
10 2 A K 8 Q J 6 10 9 8 7 3 K 9 7 4 10 5 10 3 2 Q J 6 5
J 8 3 Q 9 7 6 4 2 8 5 K 2
In a Middle East Teams Championships, declarer elected to repeat the spade finesse, an amazing error at that level of play. He was soon wiser but poorer. East won the second spade and returned a spade for West to ruff. One down. It is true that West’s original lead might have been fromK109x but the danger of a doubleton lead is even greater. There are a number of ways to succeed but the simplest is to rise with theA on the second round and lead a second trump. You can still set up the diamonds, discarding a spade later for an overtrick.

Do not assume that the king

must be onside because

a finesse for a king works

the first time

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