#12 Neither Vulnerable
West   North   East   South
  1♣         2♠        DBL    Pass
  4♥        AP
                                                North
                                                ♠ Q 10 8 3
                                                ♥ K J 8
                                                ♦ J 2
                                                ♣ 7 6 5 3
                        West                                  East
                       ♠ 7 4                                    ♠ 6
                       ♥ A 9 3                                ♥ Q 10 6 4 2
                       ♦ 10 8 7                               ♦ A 9 5 4
                       ♣ A K J 10 4                        ♣ 9 8 2
                                                South (you)
                                                ♠ A K J 9 5 2
                                                ♥ 7 5
                                                ♦ K Q 6 3
                                                ♣ Q
 
As South, when West continues with the ♣K, you have time to count the HCP. After South draws trump, drive out the ♦A to see who has it. This is called a Discovery Play. When East turns up with the ♦A, West needs the ♥A for an opening bid. If West turns up with the ♦A, then East needs the ♥A to have enough to respond.
 
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