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In this layout, imagine that South needs three spade tricks. The natural line would be to lay down the A
If South can deduce where the queen is, however, then the J
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West Pass |
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East 1 ![]() All Pass |
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South makes a simple overcall but gets propelled into game by North.
West's opening lead is the K,
7.
A,
J.
K
A,
Having lost three tricks already, South must run the table. 20 combined HCP are in the North-South hands, and West has shown 8 HCP. Consequently, East probably holds the most or all of the remaining 12 HCP for his
South should therefore realize that a backward finesse is in order. After drawing trumps (they split 2-1), South leads a heart to dummy's ace and swings the J
The full deal:
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If East covers with the Q,
K
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