Dealer North. None Vul.

                                    ♠          9 8 2

                                    ♥          J 7

                                    ♦          A 10 2

                                    ♣         K Q J 8 7

            ♠          A J 10 6 4                              ♠          7 5

            ♥          A K 9 4                                   ♥          6 5 3 2

            ♦          7 4 3                                       ♦          Q 9 8 6

            ♣         4                                              ♣         9 6 2

                                    ♠          K Q 3

                                    ♥          Q 10 8

                                    ♦          K J 5

                                    ♣         A 10 5 3

On our hand this week initially we have 5 clubs two diamonds and 1 Spade after the lead.

We will need to either  get the Diamond finesse right or establish a trick in Hearts or even get West to play another spade around to our remaining honour.

 Because West has led a spade it suggests he started life off with AJ10XX and we need to keep him off lead. Therefore faced with the two way finesse in Diamonds out first priority is to finesse through East into the safe hand West.

After winning the first trick with the King we go over to dummy and play a Diamond to our Jack not minding if West leads. Our Jack holds the trick.

After this we merely cash our 9 tricks by way of one spade already, 3 diamonds and 5 clubs. In the end position West is being squeezed and at the 11^th hour we exit with a Heart and West has to lead around to our remaining Spade and we now make 10 tricks for a well deserved overtrick.

You can also watch the following movie to see how the hand pans out. To view this programme you will need  to download htttp://www.haroldschogger.com/bridgevu.setup

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