Hand of the week

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Dealer: South Vuln: None

♠	A Q 10 7 3 2
♥	-
♦	6 5 2
♣	9 7 6 4

♠	6 4
♥	Q 10 9 7 6 4
♦	J 10 9
♣	K 8

	N
W		E
W		E
	S

♠	9 8 5
♥	8 5 3
♦	A 7 4
♣	A 10 5 2

♠	K J
♥	A K J 2
♦	K Q 8 3
♣	Q J 3

W	N	E	S
			2NT
Pass	3♥	Pass	3♠
Pass	4♠	End

Fortunately, the opponents haven't switched to Clubs at trick 2 and now it may be possible to make an overtrick.

Counting winners and possible winners you now have 6 Spades, 2 Hearts, 2 Diamonds so where will the 11 th trick come from?

So after winning the second trick draw three rounds of trumps making sure you overtake the third.

Now play two top Hearts chucking Clubs away and then top Diamond chucking a CLUB. Now that the Diamonds break kindly you can chuck yet another Club and now you make 6 spades. 2 Hearts and 3 Diamonds.

The declarer who misplayed it had not counted the Diamonds OOPS.

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