Bridge Deal of the Week (Nov 09 2007)

Problem:

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

1 - Jacoby Transfer to hearts
2 - cue-bid

This deal came up in an online bridge game between two expert teams. As nobody was vulnerable, East and West took the opportunity to chime in and bid spades. Against the eventual contract of 4♥, West leads the ♠2. East wins the ♠A, cashes the ♠Q, and switches to the ♦Q. Plan the play to score ten tricks.

Hint:
East has shown up with the ace and queen of spades, and the queen and jack of diamonds. West should therefore have the ♣K along with the ♠K to warrant his 3♠ bid. Which means that playing a club to the queen will lead to failure.

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Bridge Baron deal No: N1748-96805-35630-03779-81294-64523

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