West led the ♣6, East put up
his ♣K at trick one and South
was quick to take his ♣A. He
thought he was looking at 10
tricks on the run, and besides,
the ♣J9 might prove to be of
value later.
South cashed the ♦A and ♦Q,
expecting to run the suit, but
disaster struck when West
discarded. Now there was no
way to keep East off lead and
the club return through South’s
♣J9 cost South his game and
rubber.
Had South’s ♣J been a deuce,
an effective hold up play would
have been more obvious: Refuse the first two clubs, win
the third and then start the
diamonds. East gets a diamond
as before, but this time he has
no club to lead and South is
safe for nine tricks!
It’s better to be safe than sorry.
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