Shardul Mehta (docindoc) and his partner got to a fine grand slam on this deal, and Docindoc took out an insurance policy that won him all 13 tricks.
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North | East | South | West |
Pass | 1 | Pass | 1 |
Pass | 2 | Pass | 3 |
Pass | 3 | Pass | 4NT |
Pass | 5 | Pass | 5NT |
Pass | 7 | All pass |
Docindoc found himself to be the only declarer in 7. The opening lead was the 7. The contract looked cold unless either spades or diamonds broke badly. He could handle a 5-1 trump split as long as diamonds were no worse than 4-2. He could handle a 5-1 diamond break as long as trumps were no worse than 4-2.
Based on the fact that South led a diamond and North followed with the 10, Docindoc decided South had a long diamond suit and was hoping to give North a ruff. He covered the possibility that South had a diamond stopper by crossing to his hand with the A and ruffing a diamond with the K. Then he drew trumps and claimed for a 15-IMP gain.
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