#4 Both Vulnerable
South   West   North   East
   1♣        Pass      1♥        Pass
   2♣       Pass      2♦        Pass
   3♣        Pass      3♦        Pass
   4♣       Pass      5♣         AP
                                                North (dummy)
                                                ♠ J 10
                                                ♥ A K Q 4 3
                                                ♦ K Q J 4 3
                                                ♣ 10
                           West                                   East
                           ♠ 2                                        ♠ A K 8 3
                           ♥                                           ♥ J 9 8 7
                           ♦                                            ♦ 6 3
                           ♣                                           ♣ Q 4 3
                                                South (declarer)
                                                ♠ 4
                                                ♥ 
                                                ♦ 
                                                ♣
 
West leads the ♠2. East wins the ♠K. What’s East’s plan?
 
Partner’s lead of the ♠2 suggests an honor, which must be the ♠Q, In order to protect your ♣Q, play the king-ace and a third spade forcing dummy to ruff (Declarer must have three spades). Once dummy ruffs with the ♣10, declarer can no longer finesse in the club suit and East’s ♣Q is the setting trick.
 
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