[kfay]

Here's a hand where I think my partner, Jason Chiu, and I did pretty well.

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♠7, K, J, 2
♠8, Q, A, 4
♥3, 2, Q, A
♣3, 2, 7, 9
♣Q, 4, K, ♠5

Are you doomed?

[dwar0123]

One way I can see to make is if east has 4 diamonds with at least one of the remaining honors dropping from west. This would give east 2 spades 2 hearts 4 diamonds and 5 clubs. Take the AK of diamonds, if west drops an honor, finesse the remaining honor, take the last diamond and heart then cross ruff with high trump for the last 3 tricks.

[TWO4BRIDGE]

I think dwar0123 has it .
You need to find East with 4 cards Diam.

But you only need 1 Ht trick:

2s, 1h, 4d, 2c ( already taken ), then X-ruff last 3 Cl = 12

Edit: [ East needs to have started with 2 2 4 5 ] .

This post has been edited by TWO4BRIDGE: 2011-November-25, 16:37