A Sheer Gamble

The 4♠ bid by South was a sheer gamble! the ♥K probably onside and only two aces missing, the risk is acceptable. As South has clearly shown longer diamonds than spades, north should have given preference back to 5♦. 

The lead is the ♦7 to East’s ♦A. East shifts to ♣K and South ruffs. 

In 4♠, it does not help to cross to the ♦9 (even if it is not ruffed) to lead a trump, since South is bound to lose two trump tricks anyway if South is to make this contract, he needs the spades 3-3. therefore, South should proceed on that basis. After ruffing the ♣K at trick two South should play the ♠K. if East ducks, he should continue with the ♠Q and third spade. if trumps are 3-3, South can cross to ♦9 and take the heart finesse. on the actual deal South succeeds. 

On their wedding night a couple arrives at their hotel room and the phone rings. the husband answers and talks with his friend about a bridge hand. 

The conversation continues for hours as the friend tells how he went down in six spades. 

When it finally ends, the distraught wife is in tears and says, “How can he be so inconsiderate? that was terrible!” 

“You are right, honey. All he had to do was take a finesse.”

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