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Curls77

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Neat hand
« on: January 22, 2020, 09:39:02 PM »
Shawn saw this hand played in IAC and mailed me as a very neat one :) I ofc would never make it, but surely our IAC musketeers and other that participate here would have ideas!
                   A
                   AKQ8752
                   72
                   T87

KJ95732                         Q
6                                   94
AQ4                               KT953
K4                                 QJ652

                  T864
                  JT3
                  J86
                  A93

NS vulnerable, S opens and pass.
(P) 1S (4H) P
(P) 4S all pass
Lead hA

How you make your 4S as west?

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Re: Neat hand
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2020, 10:00:45 PM »
It cannot be made without defensive help.  The way it can be made is via a trump coup, but there are not enough entries to pull it off by declarer play alone.  There simply are not enough entries.  However, the defense may try to tap declarer, and that is where the defense gets it wrong.  Easy mistake to make.
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