[skjaeran]

hrothgar, on Aug 16 2007, 03:08 PM, said:

For what its worth, here's the complete set of hands. (BTW, I don't understand why West chose a takeout double rather than a 1♠ overcall. There wasn't any alert at the table and the bid seems incomprehensible to me)

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Does anyone see a good double dummy line to make 4♥? The hand records indicated that it could be made.

If you start as Justin and I suggested; ruff and low ♣ and east split the honours you win, draw trump AQ, ruff a ♦, cash ♥K and claim ten tricks, conceding a ♣ and two ♠'s.

So to create a problem, east need to duck the low ♣ at trick two. You win the 9, but now seems to be stuck with no winning options (I've not looked very hard at this problem).

I guess some made the conract after east erronously (double dummy that is) split his ♣ honours.

[Halo]

Seems that I can afford to lose a club a heart and a spade.

So after East ducks and I win the nine of clubs, I can ruff another spade, cash the ace of hearts and finesse clubs again. I don't see how the defence get more than three tricks.