#8 Neither Vulnerable
South   West   North   East
    1♥       Pass        1♠       Pass
   1NT      AP
                                                North
                                                ♠ K Q 10 6
                                                ♥ 9 4
                                                ♦ A 8 3
                                                ♣ J 9 6 4
                   West      
            Opening Lead:
                        Q♦                 
                                                South (you)
                                                ♠ 9 3
                                                ♥ Q J 8 6
                                                ♦ K 9 4
                                                ♣ K 3 2
 
South is looking for seven tricks. Two sure diamond tricks to start but what else? Looks like the heart suit is South’s working suit. As South, it looks right to duck the first diamond and win the second in dummy with the ♦A ~ Keeping the ♦K as a later entry once South’s hearts are set up.
At trick three, lead a heart to the queen. After this wins, try a spade to the king ~ followed by a heart to the jack. When this wins, cash the ♥A and concede a heart to East who exits a diamond to your K. Cash your hearts! 4 hearts, 2 diamonds and 1 spade. You will probably end up with 8 tricks in the end.
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