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The Bidding is not important. The contract is 6 Spades by South. West leads the 10 Hearts. How do you play the hand?
Work it out before looking at the answer.
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South is Declarer in 3NT. Lead Q . Plan the play. Press show hands and show answer when you've worked it out.
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You have 5 top winners (2 , 2 and 1 ). Diamonds will produce 2 tricks and clubs will give 3 tricks even if the finess fails. But there are possible losers of 3 spades, 1 diamond and 1 club.
The one card that will give west an entry in the A . If South first finesses the clubs, East will continue to attack spades and declarer’s second stop in that suit is removed. Now when West wins A he will cash 3 spade tricks.
The correct play:
Declarer ducks the first trick then wins the second with K . Diamonds must be attacked first. West wins A and plays spades again. Declarer wins with A and now takes the club finesse. East wins but has no spades left. If East had a spade left, then they would be breaking 4 - 4 and only two spade tricks would be lost.
The rule: When the defenders have to be given the lead twice is to allow the danger hand in first and his partner in second when hopefully he has run out of partner’s suit.
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