Bridge Deal of the Week (Jun 27 2008)

Problem:

The Auction:
West  North  East  South
1♠      pass    3♠*   dbl
4♠     4NT    pass    5♣
5♠      pass    pass   6♣
pass    pass    dbl     all pass

* - preemptive

This deal came up in the US team trials held recently. The same deals were played at multiple tables; Steve Weinstein held the South hand in one of the matches. He declared 6♣ after the lively auction shown here. The ♥K was led, East playing the ♥10, South's ace winning the trick. Can you think of a road that will lead to 12 tricks?

Hint:
You should cater to the case where trumps are 3-1 and the diamond suit does not come through.

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Bridge Baron deal No: N4955-60405-82021-81617-05357-55096

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