The winning line.
The Silver Ribbon Pairs. 1st Qualifying.
Board 3. Dealer South. E-W Vul.
As North You hold : ♠ 82 ♥ 10872 ♦ A52 ♣ KJ63
The auction .
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♦ | |||
| 2♣ | Pass | 2♠ | DBL |
| Pass | 3♣ | Pass | 3♦ |
| Pass | 3♥ | Pass | 4♥ |
| All Pass |
The lead was the five of clubs.
The North-South hands.
| North ♠ 82 ♥ 10872 ♦ A52 ♣ KJ63 |
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| South ♠ KJ3 ♥ AQJ9 ♦ KJ8763 ♣ |
The is what this declarer did against Jordan and I.
Trick one he discarded spade 3 from dummy, West won the club ace. Switched to diamond 10, ace, 9 and 3. Declarer cashed club king, 10, discarded spade jack. Then took the losing trump finesse. West won the king, fire back spade 10, East won the ace then gave West a diamond ruff. Down one.
Have you found the winning line?
At trick 4. Instead of playing trump, he had to play the club jack and discard the spade king. A loser on loser play. Then there will be no way for East to get in to give West a diamond ruff.
| Dealer: South Vul: E-W |
North ♠ 82 ♥ 10872 ♦ A52 ♣ KJ63 |
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| West ♠ 104 ♥ K643 ♦ 10 ♣ AQ9742 |
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East ♠ AQ9765 ♥ 5 ♦ Q94 ♣ 1085 |
| South ♠ KJ3 ♥ AQJ9 ♦ KJ8763 ♣ |
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