Bridge Deal of the Week (Feb 15 2008)

Problem:

The Auction:
West   North   East   South
                                 1♣
1♥      2♦         2♥     3NT
all pass

Most players would open the South hand with 1NT, but the actual call of 1♣ is not unreasonable. North had a tough choice to make: a negative double is flawed with only three spades; pass is too conservative; he chose to overstate his values by bidding 2♦. It worked out well, as South was happy to bid 3NT, ending the auction. How would you go about making nine tricks after receiving the ♥7 lead which goes to the jack and queen?

Hint:
You have five sure tricks, two hearts, two top clubs and the ♦A. The opponents are threatening to establish heart tricks, so you can afford to lose the lead only once. If the ♦K is singleton with West, you can score five diamond tricks, but that is an anti-percentage chance. Can you think of any other plan?

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