Bridge Deal of the Week (Jul 04 2008)

Problem:

The Auction:
West   North   East   South
           1NT       2♥¹    2♠²
pass      3♠        pass    4♦
pass      4♠        dbl      rdbl
pass      6♣        all pass

1 - both majors
2 - shows clubs

This week features another deal from the US team trials. Brad Moss was the declarer on this deal, with his team trailing by a considerable margin. He received the opening lead of ♥K, East following with the ♥10, declarer winning the ace. You are invited to take over at this point, and see if you can match the line of play that Moss adopted to gain a swing on this deal.

Hint:
If diamonds are 3-3, then the hand is straightforward. You need to think about the situation where diamonds are 4-2, in which case you would have to ruff a diamond in dummy. The other question is, when should you touch trumps, and how should you tackle the suit?

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Bridge Baron deal No: N1307-55360-99115-96274-57632-43367

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