#3 East West Vulnerable
South West North East
2♣ Pass 2♦ 3♣
3♥ Pass 3NT Pass
6♥ AP
North (dummy)
♠ 7 4
♥ 8 7
♦ A 7 6 5 2
♣ K 4 3 2
West East
♠ 9 6 5 3 2 ♠
♥ 5 4 ♥
♦ K 10 8 4 3 ♦
♣ 5 ♣ Q
South (declarer)
♠
♥
♦
♣ 8
West leads the ♣5. North wins the ♣K. Leads the ♦A and discards the ♣A. North leads a low heart. East wins the HA East returns the ♣9 to give West a ruff. South Trumps. South plays four hearts. What does West discard?
If South discards the ♣A on the ♦A and begins to run hearts…West must be careful to discard all of the diamonds away – South is void of diamonds and clubs which means South has long spades. The ♠9 is the setting trick as long as West never discards a spade!
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