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[Event "### 03/01/11   Stratified 0-20 & 20+"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "24"]
[West "James"]
[North "Barry"]
[East "Steve"]
[South "Pete"]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "N:AQ32.964.J765.K5 J74.872.AQT94.J2 T5.KQT53.3.AQ976 K986.AJ.K82.T843"]
{[Hands rotated CW]}
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "4H"]
[Result ""]
{<i>Misplay this hand with me...</i>\n
James led the \D2, won by Steve with the ace.  From this I deduced the actual
diamond holding.  I ruffed the diamond return.  When James did not unblock the
\DK, I decided to try to use this to my advantage, without having a full plan
in mind.  Figuring James had the \HA, but uncertain about the \SK, I lead the
\HK, which James won (see below).  When James led the \DK, I discarded my
spade (an error), to retain control in the face of a possible 4-1 heart split.
 James shifted to a spade, won by the ace.

At this point, I can still make the contract:  two top clubs and a club ruff
with the \H9, draw trumps (dropping the J in its known location).  Instead, I
played for trumps to be 4-1, which gives me <i>no</i> chance to make the contract. 
Besides, if James had \HAJ87, I'd probably have been doubled.  (I tried to
ruff a club low to preserve the \H9, overruff, ... down 3).

It really helps to <i>have a plan</i> before starting to play cards.  A 3-2 trump
split is actually likely, once Steve proves to have only five diamonds.  I
could have ruffed the \DK and played as noted above to make the contract.  If
truly greedy, I could have made an overtrick by finessing in spades.  Even if
I had a second trump loser, I would have the spade finesse in reserve.

The double dummy solver says I can always be held to four - how? James must
duck the \HK, a counter-intuitive play.  Then leading another another trump
fails, since I would no longer have a re-entry in trumps to draw the last
trump, after ruffing the club.  So I switch to clubs and ruff out the suit,
but James can win the \HA and give Steve a ruff on the fourth round of clubs.  

- Pete Matthews}
[Auction "N"]
Pass {No suitable call -- 11- HCP; 12- total points}
2D {5+ diakonds, weak}
2H {Major suit opening -- 5+ H; 21- HCP; 12-17 total points}
3D {obstructive}
4H {under pressures}
AP
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N  S  6
N  H 10
N  D  5
N  C 10
N NT  7
E  S  7
E  H  2
E  D  7
E  C  3
E NT  6
S  S  6
S  H 10
S  D  5
S  C 10
S NT  7
W  S  7
W  H  2
W  D  7
W  C  3
W NT  6
