#4 Both Vulnerable
South   West   North   East
   3♠        Pass      4♠         AP
                                                North
                                                ♠ A J 5
                                                ♥ A 7 2
                                                ♦ A Q J 2
                                                ♣ 9 6 3
                        West                                      East
                       ♠                                             ♠
                       ♥ 2                                         ♥
                       ♦                                             ♦
                       ♣                                            ♣
                                                South (you)
                                                ♠ K Q 10 9 7 3 2
                                                ♥ 5 4
                                                ♦ 8
                                                ♣ K 4 2
 
West leads the ♥2. What is South’s plan?
 
As South, after winning the ♥A, you are looking at a quick heart loser along with three possible club losers if West has the ♣A and East gets in and leads through South’s ♣K. East is the danger hand. The idea is to keep the danger hand off lead! You have a singleton diamond opposite the AQJ which leads to a loser on loser avoidance play. Draw two rounds of trumps, keeping an entry to dummy, cash the ♦A and lead the ♦Q. If East covers, ruff and the ♦J can be used to discard the losing club. If East doesn’t cover, discard a heart. If West wins, he can’t attack clubs!
 
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