#5 North South Vulnerable
South   West   North   East
   1♠        Pass     2NT     Pass
  4♠         AP
                                                North
                                                ♠ Q J 10 9
                                                ♥ 6 5 4 3
                                                ♦ K Q
                                                ♣ K Q 9
                        West                                   East
                       ♠                                            ♠
                       ♥                                           ♥ 
                       ♦ J                                         ♦ A
                       ♣                                           ♣
                                                South (you)
                                                ♠ K 7 6 5 4
                                                ♥ K Q J
                                                ♦ 8 5 2
                                                ♣ A 10
 
West leads the ♦J. East wins the ♦A and switches to the ♥9. West wins and continues with the ♥10. What is South’s plan?
 
As South, when the heart is led at trick 2, play the ♥K and win the heart return with the KQ (higher of equals). A heart ruff is coming…Play three rounds of clubs and discard the ♥J before playing trumps. When East wins the ♠A and returns a heart for partner to ruff, trump with the ♠K and draw trumps! When you sense an impending ruff and are missing the ace of trumps, you may have to discard a winner before touching trumps.
 
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