#7 Both Vulnerable
North East South West
1♠ Pass 1NT Pass
2♣ Pass 2♥ AP
North (dummy)
♠ Q 10 6 5 2
♥ A 7
♦ 8 5
♣ A K J 10
West East
♠ ♠ A 4
♥ ♥ 10 3
♦ 3 ♦ A K 9 6
♣ ♣ 9 8 7 3 2
South (declarer)
♠
♥
♦ 7
♣
East wins the ♦K and cashes the ♦A. West follows with the ♦2. What’s East’s play at trick 3?
As East, cash the ♦KA, noticing partner plays the ♦2 at trick two indicating a 5-card suit or a doubleton. If it is a doubleton, then South has 5 diamonds to go with South’s 6 hearts. Looking at dummy, it looks right to switch to the ♠A and a spade to try to get a ruff or an uppercut for West. When West the second spade with the ♠K and returns a spade, trump with the ♥10 in an effort to promote partner’s trump tricks. Aggressive defense because of the clubs in dummy!
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