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South is on lead and needs two spade tricks. A double finesse can be taken by leading a low spade to dummy's T.
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This is superior to finessing the Q
However, when faced with a 9-card holding, it may slightly better mathematically to finesse the queen:
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In this layout, South is in hand and needs all 5 heart tricks. It's best to finesse the Q
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