Bridge Deal of the Week (Jul 07 2006)

Problem:

The Auction:
West   North   East   South
            1♦       pass     1♠
pass     1NT    pass     2♣(1)
pass     2♠      pass     4NT(2)
pass     5♥(3)  pass     6♠
all pass

(1) - New Minor Forcing
(2) - RKC Blackwood in Spades
(3) - 2 key-cards without the trump queen

West leads a club against your excellent slam. You win the Ace, and play a spade to your Ace, West follows with the Jack. How should you continue?

Hint: You can afford a spade loser or a heart loser, but not both. You should play the suits such that you can combine your chances in both the suits.

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