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Contract: 6

Lead : K
Cards
 

 
  Axx
Axx
Axxx
Qxx
 
KQ10
Kxxx
xx
x
J10x
NSEW xxxxxx
None
QJ
10
xxx
x
 

x
QJ109xx
K9x
AKx










 

Well South finds himself in 6 on the lead of the K which appears to be on the heart finesse as there is an inescapable diamond loser. So we win the on dummy come back to hand with a minor and advance the Q. As to be expected the good news is accompanied by some bad news, the Q holds but east shows out. We finesse the heart again leaving dummy with a bare A and west with Kx, we have to lose a heart and a diamond or do we?
Lets play a diamond to dummy and ruff a spade, followed by a club to dummy and ruff another spade then cash our minor suit winners bringing about the following end position:


   
A
xx
 
 
 
Kx
x
 
NSEW x

Q
x
   
109
x
 
 
Now South exits with a diamond and west is smothered into oblivion. East wins and plays any card which south ruffs with the 9 and West is smothered out of his sure trump trick. 
!Well played!
 

 

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