Bridge Deal of the Week (Aug 24 2007)

Problem:

West   North   East   South
                                 1♥
pass    1NT¹     2♠     3♥
pass    4♥         all pass

1 - forcing one round

You reach 4♥ after East overcalls in spades. West leads the ♠10, East overtakes this with the jack and cashes the ♠A. When he plays the ♠K, you ruff this with the ♥K, West discards a club. You now cross over to dummy with a diamond, and play the ♥8, East plays the ♥10, your queen wins the trick. Plan the play.

Hint:
The intuitive move is to continue with a second trump. Do you see any dangers in doing so? Even if you see danger signs, can you find a solution to overcome it? We will say this much: West's club discard at trick three is significant.

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