Source. IBPA Column Service
IMPs: Dealer South; E/O Vulnerable
9 7 5 4 3
9 4
A 8 5
10 8 2 |
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A K 8 5 3
9 7
A K Q 6 5 3 |
West |
North |
East |
South |
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1![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif) |
1![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif) |
Pass |
2![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif) |
3![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif) |
Pass |
5![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif) |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
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Opening Lead:
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K
This deal cropped up in a teams match and the auction was the same at both tables, as was the lead: both West players started with the King of Spades.
The first declarer ruffed the opening lead, then cashed the
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif)
A and
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif)
K, followed by the
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif)
A and
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif)
K.
Next he led a heart from hand and ruffed it in dummy. Alas, East overruffed and this declarer still had to lose a diamond and a heart, finishing down one.
The second declarer was a little more circumspect. He counted nine top tricks and, if the hearts were 3- 3, eleven tricks would be certain.
Accordingly, he turned his mind to what he could do if hearts were 4-2. So, after ruffing the opening lead, declarer cashed the
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif)
A and then played
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif)
A,
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K and another heart.
When West followed to the third round of hearts, instead of ruffing, declarer threw a low diamond from dummy.
After winning a surprise heart trick with the seven, West shifted to a diamond. Declarer rose with the
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A, returned to hand with a trump and led a fourth round of hearts, on which he discarded dummy’s last diamond.
Declarer ruffed the spade continuation then ruffed his remaining diamond in dummy with the
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif)
10. After crossing back to hand with another spade ruff, declarer drew East’s last trump and claimed: he had three hearts, a diamond, a diamond ruff and six trumps for a total of eleven tricks.
For once, dummy was pleased. “Well done,” he exclaimed, rather unexpectedly
The complete deal:
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9 7 5 4 3
9 4
A 8 5
10 8 2 |
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A K J 10 8
J 7 6 3
Q 10 3
4 |
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Q 6 2
Q 10
K J 6 4 2
J 9 7 |
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A K 8 5 3
9 7
A K Q 6 5 3 |