#3 East/West Vulnerable
South West North East
1NT Pass 3NT AP
North
♠ A 10 8 4
♥ 7 5 4
♦ A Q 10
♣ K 10 9
West East
♠ 5 3 2 ♠ 9 7 6
♥ Q J 10 6 3 ♥ K 2
♦ J 4 2 ♦ 7 6 5 3
♣ A 2 ♣ 7 5 4 3
South (you)
♠ K Q J
♥ A 9 8
♦ K 9 8
♣ Q J 8 6
As South, assuming East plays the ♥K at trick one (indicating shortness), duck the first heart and win the second heart. Then lead the ♣J! You have 8 tricks outside of clubs and need at least one club trick to make 3NT. If West has the ♣A plus a likely five card suit, you are going down. Alternatively, if East has the ♣A, you can’t go down! The reason for leading the jack is that it looks like you are taking a finesse. If West is taken in by this little piece of deceptions, you have stolen your 9th trick!
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