#2 North South Vulnerable
North East South West
1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass
2♥ Pass 4♥ AP
North (dummy)
♠ J 10 9 8
♥ Q J 10 9
♦ K Q 4
♣ K Q
West (you) East
♠ A 6 ♠ 2
♥ A 6 5 ♥
♦ 8 7 6 5 ♦
♣ 10 6 4 3 ♣
South (declarer)
♠ 7
♥
♦
♣
West leads the ♠A and another spade. South wins the ♠K. As West, when South leads a low heart, play the ♥5 in case East has the singleton ♥K. Ducking the first heart also allows East to discard on the second round of hearts if South holds 5 hearts. Assume East discards the ♦3 on the second round of hearts? The ♦3 could be from ♦32 in which case, East has the ♦A or the ♦3 could be the lowest card East holds in the diamond suit and West should play East for the ♣A. Assume East discards the ♣2 on the second round of hearts? The ♣2 is crystal clear since it is the lowest card in the desk. West should play East for the ♦A. When one signal is not clear, send a clearer signal in another suit.
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How Do You Defend? 3-2
