#6 East West Vulnerable
South West North East
1NT Pass 3NT Pass
North (dummy)
♠ A 10 8 4
♥ 7 5 4
♦ A Q 10
♣K 10 9
West (you) East
♠ 5 3 2 ♠
♥ Q J 10 6 3 ♥ K
♦ J 4 2 ♦
♣ A 2 ♣
South (declarer)
♠
♥ 8
♦
♣
South ducks the ♥K and wins the second heart. Then South leads the ♣J. What is West’s play?
As East, when partner leads the Queen, and you have Kx or Ax, overtake and return the suit to drive out declarer’s lone stopper. If you do that, partner can clear hearts keeping the CA as the entry to the established hearts. As West, South wins the 2nd or 3rd heart and leads the ♣J. Don’t be greedy! Partner cannot have the ♣Q. Dummy has 13 points and declarer has show 15-17 (take 16). This means your side has 11 HCP. You have 8 and your partner has shown 3!
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