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[Event "The Tale of the Four of Hearts"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board ""]
[West "Pete"]
[North ""]
[East "Gary"]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "S:J.AQ987.A93.KJ82 865.KT63.Q5.Q643 AT72.J5.KJ872.T7 KQ943.42.T64.A95"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "2H"]
[Result ""]
{\n
My story comes from a matchpoint pairs event (where overtricks can be
everything), in Bethesda, MD.  North and South both had maximum hands for
their bidding to the normal 2\H contract.  Pete produced the \S5 (low from an
odd number), and dummy appeared.  How frustrating for me, the best trump in
Gary's hand:  I could not even overruff dummy's five, should it come to that!

The lead was won by the \SA in dummy, as Gary encouraged with the \S3 (upside
down).  Declarer ran dummy's \C10 to Pete's queen, and the \S8 was led, ruffed
by declarer with the \H7.  

Declarer led the \CJ, won by the \CA, and Gary led my companion, the \H2;
declarer rose with the \HA, Pete following with the \H6.  Declarer cashed the
\CK, and ruffed his last club with the \HJ, while Gary discarded a diamond. 
Declarer now ruffed the third round of spades with the \H8, cashed the \DA,
and then the \DK.  Here was the layout, with the lead in dummy:\n
                                                   \S 10     \D J 8\n
                       \H K 10 3                                              
  \S Q 9     \H 4 \n
                                                   \H Q 9     \D 9

Declarer chose the wrong play, the \DJ from dummy, and Gary pounced:  he
played <i>me</i>, the \H4!  Pete underruffed the \H3, letting me win the trick.  This
let Gary lead next, producing all three of these tricks for the defense.  With
all those cards and the \DQ in the slot, declarer was held to making only two,
a fine result.  Double dummy, <i>four</i> hearts can be made.

<i>- Pete Matthews</i>
}
[Auction "S"]
1H Pass 1S Pass
2C Pass 2H AP
[Play "W"]
S5
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