Board 2 East Deals N-S Vul |
♠ A K J 8 6 2 ♥ 10 2 ♦ Q J 5 4 ♣ Q |
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♠ 5 3 ♥ Q 9 5 4 ♦ A K 9 8 3 ♣ 8 2 |
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♠ 7 4 ♥ 8 3 ♦ 10 7 6 ♣ K J 10 7 6 5 |
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♠ Q 10 9 ♥ A K J 7 6 ♦ 2 ♣ A 9 4 3 |
West | North | East | South |
Jack | WBridge5 | Jack | WBridge5 |
Pass | 1♥ | ||
2♦ | 2♠ | 3♦ | 4♦ |
Pass | 4NT | Pass | 5♠ |
Pass | 6♠ | Pass | Pass |
Pass |
Jack led a diamond to West's king and a club was returned to the ♣Q, ♣K, ♣A. WBridge5 had an easy time, as any good player would. Placing the ♥Q with West, declarer never considered a finesse against East and also rejected the cross ruff as it would go down if a defender has a singleton heart (try it). WBridge5 ruffed two diamonds and ran trumps squeezing West in diamonds and hearts for +1430. At the other table Jack bid 1♥-1♠,2♠-4♠. An opening lead of a diamond to the king and a trump return held declarer to 11 tricks, as the squeeze was not as obvious with E-W silent in the auction.