#3 East West Vulnerable
South   West   North   East
 1NT      Pass       2♣       Pass
  2♥        Pass       3♥        AP
 
                                                North
                                                ♠ Q 7 3
                                                ♥ A 10 3 2
                                                ♦ 10 6
                                                ♣ A 10 8 7
                             West                                 East
                             ♠                                         ♠
                             ♥                                         ♥ 
                             ♦ 5                                       ♦ A
                             ♣                                         ♣
                                                South (you)
                                                ♠ J 4 2
                                                ♥ K J 7 6
                                                ♦ K 4 
                                                ♣ A K 4 3
 
West leads the ♦5. East wins the ♦A and returns ♦J. What is South’s plan?
 
As South, you have lost one diamond, you might lose one heart and there is a good chance you will lose three spade tricks if you break the suit. However, if you can force the opponents to break the suit, you lose two spade tricks only. This is a strip-endplay hand…let the opponents do the work for you!
 
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