[Phil]

When Ross Grabel hands you a slip of paper with two hands on it, you can be sure that it qualifies as an 'interesting bridge hand'.

(1D) - pass - (pass) - 1S
(pass) - 2D - (dbl) - 2S
(pass) - 3S - (pass) - 4S
AP

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Opening lead is the ♦Q.

Continuation: If you duck (and you shouldn't be attempting this problem if you can't find that play), LHO continues with the diamond 6. RHO (not a top player) fumbles a little before playing the K.

[rfedrick]

On the assumption that LHO has the ♦J and both missing KQ combinations, then four rounds of spades is too much for him. his last 7 cards are pretty much forced to be void KQ J9 KQx and i just play ace and another heart.

if he comes down to other variations there is a successful counter in each case. there's no guarantees, but at the table i think you'd nose it out correctly most of the time.