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Recommend  Message 1 of 7 in Discussion 
From: MSN NicknamePriorKnowledge  (Original Message)Sent: 6/10/2004 5:59 AM
          North
          S 4
          H 7 3
          D J 9
          C A
West               East
S                  S
H 6 5 4            H 8 2
D 8 2              D 10 7 5 3
C Q                C -
          South
          S 5 3 2
          H
          D 6 4
          C K
Spades are trump and South leads. How does South take all the tricks?


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Recommend  Message 2 of 7 in Discussion 
From: MSN NicknameWildflower174Sent: 6/10/2004 5:38 PM
Play two rounds of trump.  If West sluffs hearts, then North sluffs hearts. East has to sluff 2 diamonds.  Then lead king of clubs to Ace.  This puts the squeeze on East.  If he sluffs a heart, the dummies 7 will set up after ruffing the 3 and returning to the board with the jack of diamonds. 
 
If West sluffs diamonds , then dummie has to sluff diamond and a heart.  East has to keep his hearts.  East cannot hold both the hearts and the diamonds so again, declarer has good tricks.  Play jack of diamonds, ruff a heart and six of diamonds is good.
 
It ends up, ruff a heart , play to jack and good heart   or play jack, ruff a heart and good diamond.

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From: MSN NicknamePriorKnowledgeSent: 6/10/2004 6:25 PM
WF, West slufs QC on 5S and small heart on 3S. What does North pitch on 3S?

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From: MSN NicknameWildflower174Sent: 6/10/2004 8:44 PM
I think Ace of clubs would work, PK.  That keeps the sluffs of West before the sluffs of North.  You still have entry to board with jack of diamonds.

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From: MSN NicknamePriorKnowledgeSent: 6/11/2004 2:41 PM
nope... can't pitch AC, East can then pitch 2H and keep diam. try again

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From: MorgannnSent: 6/21/2004 9:07 PM
So PK, what's the solution?

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Recommend  Message 7 of 7 in Discussion 
From: MSN NicknamePriorKnowledgeSent: 6/21/2004 11:32 PM
WF, almost got it.
5s and 3s, pitching 9D, then KC to AC. If W saves 2d + 1h, lead 7H smothering W's 6H and trump out E's 8H. Get back to N with JD for good 3H. So West must save 1d+2h. If E saves 2h + 1d. Cash JD, trump heart with 2S for good 6D. If E saves 2d + 1h, trump 3H dropping the 8H and get back to N with JD for good 7H.

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