Hand of the week

Dealer Both Both vul

♠	A K Q 4 3
♥	4 2
♦	3
♣	A Q 9 4 2

♠	5
♥	10 5 3
♦	K 9 8 2
♣	10 7 6 5 3

	N
W		E
W		E
	S

♠	J 8 7 6 2
♥	Q 8
♦	A 7 6
♣	K J 8

♠	10 9
♥	A K J 9 7 6
♦	Q J 10 5 4
♣	-

	15
3		11
	11

W	N	E	S
	1♣	Pass	1♥
Pass	1♠	Pass	2♦
Pass	2♠	Pass	4♥
End

When this hand was played against me the Robot on BBO completely messed up and went two down. He didn't count his winners and more importantly his losers.

The lead looks like a possible singleton. Can you take any chances?

Initially there are 3 Spades, 2 Hearts and 1 Club and therefore you need to generate 4 more.

On the losers there are no Spade losers, 1 possible Heart loser assuming Hearts no worse than 3:2 and 2 possible Diamond losrs.

With all this in mind win the first trick and draw two rounds of trumps pleased to see the ♥Q fall and then draw last trump. Now play Diamond prepared to give up 2 Diamond losers.

Your Heart loser has now disappeared and you get home with 6 trumps, 3 Spades, 1 Club and 1 established Diamond.