Dealer: West  Love All

My partner played this hand to perfection.

After winning the first trick beating East' s King with her Ace, she cashed 6 Diamond winners bringing her total to 7 tricks. She then played a no cost ♠J to see if East would cover. East did not cover and then she cashed her top Heart to make her contract. Now the contract was safe  so she used Zia's tip. Because East had not covered the Spade Jack she now played her ♠10 and let it run finessing West for the missing Queen . It won the trick and now her tally of tricks was 11 from 3 Spades, 2 Hearts and 6 Diamonds for a well played speedy hand.

You can also play out the following hand  to see how the hand pans out. (You need bridgvu.exe programme  and it is available free from   http://www.haroldschogger.videoes.html or BridgeBase programme on your machine already to view it )

alternatively watch the film of the hand being played out by going to www.haroldschogger.com/movies2.htm