Devils coup

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Contract 6
Lead A

Cards
 

 
  KQxx
A9xx
Axx
Kx
 
Axxx
Qx
Qxxx
Jxx
NSEW xxx
Jxx
Jxx
Qxxx
  xx
K108x
Kxx
Axxx
 
We arrive in 6 it seems with 2 inescapable losers, the A and a trump trick unless a miracle happens like QJ bare. I don't think I'm lucky enough for that, is there another chance?
Well west continues with a spade, we win and play K & A and ruff a club cash the Q ditch a diamond play K & A ruff a diamond and play the last club. It dosen't help west to ruff with the Q as it exposes east to a finesse so south ruffs on dummy to bring about this ending:


 

 

 
  x
A9
None
None
 
x
Qx
None
None
NSEW None
Jxx
None
None
  None
K108
None
None
 
The last spade is lead from the dummy rendering East helpless. If he ruffs low he is overuffed and the A & K take the last two tricks and if he ruffs high south ruffs with the K and finesses the 9 on the way back taking the last two tricks. !Well played! That old devil's coup.

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