The Hand:
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Dealer South N/S Vul
West   | North   | East   | South     |
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Pass | 2![]() |
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Pass | Pass |
Doblo | Pass | Pass | Pass |
Contract: 5Â Doubled
Lead:Â A
West led A and continued with the
J, Â South ruffed with theÂ
2, and played a trump to dummy’sÂ
Q, West played low and East pitched a small spade.
How do you continue?
It is obvious that if declarer leads another round of trumps he will be forced again, after which he could not make the contract.
A change of plan is necessary. If South can rightly guess how many clubs and how many hearts West has, and if he has five cards in these suits and the K is with East, as is likely on his overcall, South can make his contract in spite of West’s length in diamonds.
South at this point resorted to a cross-ruff and thus made his doubled contract.
In trick 4 the declarer leads dummy’s J and another heart to his
Q, he continues with a club to dummy’s
J, cashes the
A and ruffs a spade in hand with his
7, and plays the
A that makes the trick.
The position reached is:
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South leads the 10 and West could only make one trick: the
A.
The complete hand was:
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