♠ A 2
♥ K J 7 5
♦ K 9 3 2
♣ 10 8 5
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♠ 10 9 4
♥ A Q 10 8 4
♦ A J
♣ A 4 3
After two passes South opened 1♥. North bid 2♣ Drury showing a heart fit and limit raise values. South rebid 4♥, ending the auction.
West led the 3♥. Declarer played two rounds, both opponents following, then played the ♠A and another. East won to shift to a club, knocking out South's ace.
Declarer now played the ♦A and then the ♦J to the king to lead a third round, ruffed in her hand. She was hoping for ♦Q 10 x in either defender's hand. The ♦9 would then be good for a club discard. That didn't work and she made four for a score of 620 and 1 matchpoint on a 7 top.
Here are all four hands:
♠ A 2
♥ K J 7 5
♦ K 9 3 2
♣ 10 8 5
♠ K 6 3 ♠ Q J 8 7 5
♥ 6 3 ♥ 9 2
♦ 10 8 7 6 ♦ Q 5 4
♣ K J 9 2 ♣ Q 7 6
♠ 10 9 4
♥ A Q 10 8 4
♦ A J
♣ A 4 3
Do you see where declarer went wrong? After drawing two rounds of trumps, she should lead a diamond from dummy and play the ♦J. If it wins, she can unblock and the ♦K is available for a club discard. If the diamond finesse loses, she is no worse off. She can still discard a club on the ♦K and four still makes. It's a no-cost play.
This player did't see the textbook play. She is already on summer break -- I'm just sayin'.
Here's the same deal with BBO's Handviewer:
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