Bridge Deal of the Week (Jul 25 2008)

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

* - weak jump overcall

Partner is up to his antics again, opening a listless ten-count. The final contract, however, is a reasonable one. West leads the ♥9, East plays an encouraging ♥8. Plan the play.

Hint:
You can safely assume that East has six hearts headed by the ace-king and nothing else; with another card or two, he would have overcalled at the one-level. Proper timing is required in tackling the black suits.

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