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Hand Analyses 5th July, 2006
Notwithstanding the suit quality, non-vulnerable we like East's 2♥ bid, and it gets E-W to 4♥ in a hurry. When West bids 4♥ he has no idea whether or not it is going to make, but with 10 combined trumps he's prepared to compete to the 4-level, and does so immediately to crowd the auction for N-S.
As it happens, 4♥ is spot on ... the opponents have 9 tricks in Spades, and 4♥ down one is a good save. Better yet, it might even make! In fact, it most likely will! South leads the Q♣, which Declarer ducks, hoping for a continuation. Now South must smartly shift to a Diamond at Trick Two, otherwise one of the Diamonds will go away on a Spade, giving Declarer 10 tricks and a good board.
How was South supposed to find that Diamond shift? We wish we had a solution. Three cases to consider: (a) North encourages the Club by playing the 5 ... now it seems normal to continue Clubs; (b) North discourages the Club by playing the 2 ... we are not sure why she would, but even if she does, it's hard to see South shifting to a Diamond, it could be the only way to let Declarer make the contract; (c) N-S are of European descent, and habitually give count signals instead of attitude signals ... North shows an odd number, presumably 5 ... now South knows there are no more Clubs tricks for the defense, but it's still awfully tough to find that Diamond shift, a Spade looks much safer.
With only 10 HCPs, West’s Double was certainly of the frisky variety, but he does have the vulnerability as an excuse for his exuberance. After the Double, North has several bids from which to choose, none of them entirely satisfactory ... here are some options: 3♦: Nowadays, most partnerships play this as preemptive, so let's eliminate this one as a possibility, the hand is just too good, and the outside Ace is another deterrent. 2♦: Better than 3♦, but it doesn't do justice to the hand, even if later followed up with 3♦. 1NT: After the Double, this shows about 7-10 HCP, so it's right on values. But the bid has a couple of defects ... it withholds that magnificent support for Partner, and North would be most uncomfortable if the bidding was up to 3♠ when it got back to her. And the other obvious defect is that, if the hand belongs to N-S in No Trump, we'd much prefer that it be played by the South hand, putting the strong hand on lead and protecting South's Club and Heart holdings. 2NT: Playing Jordan over their takeout Double, this shows a limit raise in Diamonds ... it's a bit of an overbid, and will also wrong-side any No Trump contract. Rdbl: Yes, another overbid, and way less defense than you would normally expect, but we still prefer it to all of the aforementioned ... sometimes there is no ideal bid, and we just have to improvise.
The Redouble worked rather well, slowing down the opponents and talking them out of their cold 3♠ contract. N-S can make 9 tricks in Diamonds, and, from the South side can also make 9 tricks in 3NT ... all it needs is Spades to be 4-4 and a winning guess (the guess being whether to take the Heart finesse or the Club finesse for the 9th trick).
It's easy to imagine other auctions where E-W compete to 3♠ ... the N-S might well compete to 4♦, after all they do have an 11-card fit ... this is a rather unlucky down one, but not such a bad result unless E-W are enterprising enough to find a Double, unlikely in our view.
Post Script: Perhaps we should not admit this in public, but over West's Double our real favorite is not Redouble at all! No, we actually like 1♠! An outrageous psyche? Not in our view, it's no more of a mis-description than any of the other 5 bids we discussed above. On the minus side, we do appear to be short a Spade ... on the plus side this bid doesn't misstate our values, it might allow Partner to bid No Trump, and it might talk the opponents out of a Spade contract. If you are going to indulge yourself in an exotic bid, what better time to do it that when you have no good alternative bid available?
System Note: Put yourself in the East seat. Partner has doubled 1♦, and that tricky North has bid 1♠ in front of you. Maybe she really has Spades, but you are entitled to be suspicious. One way to smoke out North is via this agreement: With 4 Spades, East doubles. With 5+ Spades, East bids 2♠ (but it's non-forcing, so the hand cannot be too strong).
A fairly straightforward auction. That 3♣ bid by East was New Minor Forcing, checking back for a 5-3 Heart fit.
The opening lead will determine how many tricks are made. If South leads the obvious Spade, that’s 11 tricks for Declarer. But if she finds a red suit lead, the Spade losers disappear on the Diamonds ... now a 12th trick is possible if Declarer can manufacture a second trick in Clubs. Yes, the way to play that combination is to lead towards the Queen ... and, if that loses you get a second chance by finessing the Club Ten ... two bites at the cherry. If, instead, you finesse the Club Ten on the first round, you will get but a single bite, and will not score your second Club trick.
North’s 1♦ was quite reasonable, despite having only 11 HCPs ... the points are working, the suit is good, and so is the distribution. West’s vulnerable 1♠ was quite bold (but please see the Bidding Quiz for more thoughts on this). As for South, she had a problem at her second turn … Partner has opened, and she has 12 HCPs … it’s a moderate 12 though, and the hand is invitational rather than game-going … over 2♠ it would be nice to make an invitational raise in Diamonds, but 3♦ here would not be enough and would show perhaps a King less and a Diamond more … so, although the Spade holding is far from ideal, we like the actual choice of 2NT.
2NT squeaks home … the defense leads Spades, the Diamonds get established, the Spades are cleared, and the Diamonds cashed. Now, Declarer leads a Heart towards the KJ and must guess correctly for her 8th trick. Seems pretty simple, but in fact, if Declarer followed this line, she misplayed the hand! Please see Play Problem # 28.
We like the N-S auction, even if they did manage to lose the 4-4 Spade fit. South’s 1♥ bid (instead of Pass) will work more often than not, but here it is not a great success. Her attempt to find a major suit fit backfired, whereas, if she passes, West will probably bid 1♦, North will try 1NT (showing 18-19 in this situation), and now South can use a "Garbage Stayman" sequence to uncover the 4-4 Spade fit.
The play in 2NT or 2♠ is fairly straightforward, 8 or 9 tricks respectively, for +120 or +140.
Lots of gadgetry in this slam auction. That 2NT was the Jacoby 2NT, showing a game-forcing Spade raise, 3♥ showed shortness, 4♣ and 4♦ were cue-bids, 4NT was Roman Key Card Blackwood, 5♦ showed 0 or 3. At this point, West knows that his side has all 5 Key Cards, and is thinking about 7 … he needs to find out about the Q♠ first, though, and 5♥ is the Queen Ask … when East denies possession of that card, West settles for the small slam. As it happens, 13 tricks are made when the Q♠ falls doubleton.
The West hand passes the Rule of Twenty but we don't think it's worth an opening bid ... too many Queens (one of which is a doubleton) for our taste. After West's Pass, there is a New Minor Forcing auction ending in a 2NT contract.
The J♣ stands out as the obvious opening lead, won by Declarer's King. Now, the obvious line is to play A♠ and a Spade towards the board. The Jack pops up, sparing Declarer a guess, and North wins the King. The defense can now take 4 Diamond tricks, but Declarer has his 8.
At her first turn, South had a choice between a Negative Double and raising Diamonds. The basic rule in these situations is to investigate the major suit first, so we would make a Negative Double, notwithstanding the putrid Spade suit and excellent Diamond support. Alas, for South, the search for the 4-4 Spade fit is unsuccessful, and she is faced with a difficult choice over 3♥ … well done if she bids one more time (we think she should), as 4♦ makes, whereas 3♥ is down just one trick.
E-W's preemptive tactics have pushed N-S perilously high in 3♠. Can West apply the finishing touch with some sterling defense? Check Defense Problem # 29.
How about South’s 4♦ bid? She could have bid 4♥ directly, of course, but she was trying to show a good 4♥ bid, not a preemptive 4♥ bid (which she would have made without that A♦ and K♣). South's objective here was to create a Forcing Pass situation, allowing the partnership to judge better if the opponents compete to the 5-level. The downside of this thoughtful cue-bid was that it made it easier for West to show Diamond support (with the Double). North was now thinking about slam, and she redoubled to show a Diamond control and a good hand. South signed off in 4♥, having already done plenty, and North gave up on slam, but did compete on to 5♥ later.
5♥ is a somewhat lucky contract … there no way for the defense to untangle the 3 Spade tricks, and +650 is the end result for N-S. If N-S sell out to 5♦ doubled, they must defend accurately (by getting a Club ruff) just to score +500.
A normal auction to a normal contract ... but not a particularly good contract. Can you see how West makes 3NT, even on a Diamond lead? It’s not easy! Please see Play Problem # 30.
In most situations, East’s hand would be something of a tweener, and either 1♠ or 2♠ would be quite reasonable. But, when we realize that we are white versus red, we should be leaning in the direction of the preempt. And, when we also realize that we are in 3rd seat, we might want to ratchet things up another notch and bid 3♠! Yes, that would certainly be our choice.
If East does bid 3♠ things become very sticky for South! It's not clear whether she should bid 3NT or Double here, it's a close decision we think. The winner is 3NT, but it's hard to fault a Double ... after all, Partner is likely to be short in Spades, so the chances of her having 4+ Hearts must be quite good. We fear that we might well be doublers here.
If South doubles, Partner bids 4♦, and South tries 5♦, which is destined to go down one, and even that requires careful play (win the Spade opening lead, ruff a Spade, cross to the A♦, ruff a Spade, cash K♦, and play on Hearts, ruffing the 4th round).
If South bids 3NT, she’ll duck a couple of Spades, win the third round, and pray that Diamonds are 3-2, with the 3 cards on her left. Making 9 tricks.
Back to the bidding. See how easy it is for N-S if East opens just 2♠? South will double, West raises to 3♠, now, after two Passes, South bids 3NT. This less crowded sequence allows South two bids to describe her hand ... her sequence shows a big hand, a Spade, and presumably 4 Hearts, and puts North in a good position to choose the correct contract of 3NT.
After North's (minimum) 2♥ reverse, South's 3♥ is forcing, of course.
The fate of 4♥ will depend on East’s lead. The winner is a trump lead (and then another trump when East gets in with the A♣) … now Declarer just cannot scrounge up enough tricks to make her game. As the other leads are so unappealing, East may well lead a trump, but, if he makes the mistake of leading a Diamond or the A♣, 10 tricks will be made.
We won't insult our Souths by wondering if they preempted 3♣ on this hand. Of course they didn't, they could see the weakness of the suit, the outside Ace and Queen, and the fact that they were in second seat, and they duly passed.
After the wise Pass by South, the auction develops into one of those trump-counting part-score battles. East shows 5 Spades with that 1♠ bid (due to failure to make a Negative Double) ... if E-W are playing Support Doubles then West's 2♠ bid showed 4-card support, so it seems that they have a 9-card fit. When North raises to 3♣, it seems clear that she has 3-card support, so South can count on a 10-card fit. In such a (non-vulnerable) situation, who could resist a 4♣ bid?
4♣ makes 10 tricks in comfort. How about 3♠? Down a surprising two tricks after the defense collects two red suit ruffs.
Any thoughts on that 2♥ rebid by South? We prefer to have a 6-card suit for this, but sometimes one must improvise ... we'd rather give delayed Club support, the hand is rather bland for immediate support. As for North, she has her sights set on 6♣ or 3NT, and, if it's the latter she'd rather that Partner played it (in case she has Qx of Diamonds) ... her 3♦ showed something in Diamonds, and that was all that South needed to bid 3NT.
Against 3NT, East will have heard the auction and will lead the 9♦. Declarer will duck Diamond leads twice, win the third round, and take her 9 tricks when the Q♣ comes down. 10 tricks are available by setting up a Spade trick, but that line of play risks defeat, so the normal result will be +600 for N-S. If the Q♣ does not drop, Declarer must hope that the Q♣ and the A♠ are both in the hand with 3 Diamonds.
6♣ is not a pretty contract, but it has its chances. East leads the K♦, won by Declarer's Ace ... now a trump to the King (giving Declarer the chance of picking up Qxxx on her right), then ruff a Heart, draw trumps ending on the board, cash AK♥ hoping that one of the defenders started with Qxx of Hearts ... this happy circumstance would give Declarer two Spade pitches in her hand (as well as the two Diamond pitches), and when it fails to materialize Declarer must resort to guessing the Spade Jack for 12 tricks. And, as West has shown up with more combined cards in Clubs and Hearts (the Diamond count is still unknown), it would seem reasonable to play East for the J♠ ... down one!
Good restraint by West on this board! Some Rule of Twenty addicts will count up to 20 and open 1♣, but this useful device is more of a guideline than a rule. Playing the Guideline of Twenty, West will notice those two doubleton Queens, and downgrade his hand to a Pass.
Most partnerships play Drury opposite that 3rd seat 1♠ opening, so West will not have a natural 2♣ available at his second turn. 1NT is reasonable in the circumstances, and it’s hard to fault West for inviting to game after the 2♠ rebid. The lack of Spade intermediates dooms 3♠ to going down one. This will probably not be such a bad result for E-W, some pairs might even stumble into game on this one.
Of course, East could have solved the problem by opening 2♠ originally. This may seem rather bizarre considering the vulnerability, the feeble suit, and all that stuff outside, but it does send a valuable message to his passed hand Partner, it says "I don't think we can make game". And 2♠ works like a treat on the actual hand, resulting in +110 and a terrific board. But, at this vulnerability, not a bid for the faint of heart.
South’s 3♥ puts West on the spot. Here are the options: Pass: This is not really an option at all, the hand is just too good ... alas, Pass also happens to be the winning bid. C'est la vie! 4♦: That's a pretty big bid for this hand, we think ... and it also takes us past 3NT, our most likely game. Dble: Yes, that would be our choice, not that we are thrilled about our lack of a 4th Spade ... but at least it keeps 3NT in range.
After the Double, East will bid 3♠ and will be left to labor there in a 4-3 fit, probably down 2. The good news is that -100 will have lots of company, and some E-W pairs may well fare even worse. For example, if West bids 4♦, it's -150 (or -500 if North finds a sporting Double). And 3NT (from either side) is not much fun, either, down at least two on normal play.
After Partner opens 1NT, showing 15-17, do you invite with an 8-count? Perhaps you should reserve those invitations just for the good 8-counts, and West’s hand is not one of those.
South will lead the T♥ or 9♥ (depending upon lead agreements), won by Declarer's Queen. Now, Declarer will try to develop some tricks in the minors, and there is no compelling reason for him to go after one suit in preference to the other. As it turns out the danger hand here is North, because it is South who has the K♠ ... so, if Declarer guessed to play on Diamonds first he was lucky enough to keep the danger hand off lead and will make 8 tricks ... if he guessed to play on Clubs, North will win her Ace, shift to a Spade, and that will be just 7 tricks. No obvious reason to play one minor rather than the other, something of a random outcome in our view.
Yes, N-S can make no fewer than 9 tricks in Spades, but neither player felt she had a good enough reason to come in vulnerable over 1NT. If South were forced at gun-point to take a call, she'd probably be best advised to show a major two-suiter (some two-suiter!) ... and if North were forced to take a bid, she's advised to show a two-suiter by whatever the partnership methods allow. But only at gun-point, under all other circumstances we would pass.
After 1♥, South has the values for game, and could just bid 4♥ directly. But, a more descriptive bid is available … yes, 3♦! This is a jump reverse, and a good treatment for the bid is to play it as showing a (Heart) fit and shortness. Over 3♦, North is good enough to make a cue-bid of 3♠, showing some slam interest, but the bidding should subside in 4♥ eventually … North will be turned off by his 3 small Clubs, and South does not have anything extra.
The slam ends up depending on the (losing) Club finesse, so it’s 11 tricks only.
This transfer auction is likely to be repeated around the room, and so are the undertricks. Down two seems quite likely at most tables, and the challenge, as West, is to find the top-notch defense which will beat 2♥ by no fewer than three tricks. Please see Defense Problem # 31.
North might have raised Spades, you'll get different opinions on this one. But raising a possible 4-card suit with 3 small ones is not so appealing, at least not to us. As for South, her 2♠ bid was clearly indicated, with such a bad hand ... true, she might catch Partner with a 1-4-5-3 hand, but surely, most of the time, 2♠ will work out better than 1NT.
In the play of 2♠, South makes 8 or 9 tricks, depending on her ability to guess the Q♦. The Q♣ is the most likely lead, covered by the King and the Ace. Say that East shifts to the K♠, in an attempt to stop the Club ruff on the board (he doesn't know that the ruff is no longer needed, thanks to Declarer's Club spots) ... then a Spade to Ace, and a third Spade ... then the Heart finesse, lose a Club, win the Heart return, ruff a Heart (West showing out), cash a Club. At this point, Clubs could be 4-4 or 5-3 either way, which means that West started with 3 or 4 or 5 of the missing 6 Diamonds. That should be enough to play West for the Q♦, which turns out to be the winner.
If South has no qualms about opening 1NT with a 5-card major, then a simple transfer sequence gets N-S to 4♥ in a hurry. However, if South opens 1♠, North will bid 2♥ … now South supports North’s Hearts and North supports South’s Spades … after this beginning it's easy to see how the auction might lurch slamwards, as South has a particularly nice-looking hand.
Anyway, it turns out to be a poor slam (in either major) … there is the A♦ to be lost, of course, so that Q♠ must be picked up, in either contract. In 6♥, it is also necessary for Hearts to break 3-2 … 6♠ is slightly better (but still no great bargain), because a bad Heart break can be overcome if the Club finesse works.
But that's all theory. In practice, either slam is likely to make ... in the play of the Spade suit, the percentage line of play is to cash the A♠, planning to run the Jack ... of course, the Queen pops, and Hearts break, and it's 12 tricks. A triumph for the overbidders!
There’s a lot to be said for West rebidding 2♣ instead of 1NT … this bid generally shows 6, but 5 good ones is perhaps a good enough reason not to rebid 1NT with a singleton in Partner’s suit. But, either way, the final contract should be 4♥, albeit played from different sides. In the featured auction, that 2♦ was New Minor Forcing, an artificial bid, investigating a major fit.
If the defense leads anything but a trump, the contract is easy enough to make. Declarer will lose a Spade, and merrily cross-ruff to 10 tricks (with the help of the successful Diamond finesse). But an opening trump lead presents problems for Declarer. Please see Play Problem # 32 for more on this.
As South, would you have used Michaels with this hand? Some partnerships prefer not to with that intermediate strength … they use Michaels only when their hand is weaker or stronger. There is a lot to be said for this approach … if Partner can rely on your Michaels bids to be primarily preemptive, then his sacrifices won’t turn out to be phantoms. As it happens, on the actual deal, N-S get into a well-judged constructive auction after South decides to overcall with 1♠.
The play for this one is presented in Play Problem # 33.
In competitive auctions, when we have yet to agree a major suit, our 3-level cue-bid of their suit is usually angling for 3NT, and the message is normally “Bid 3NT if you have their suit stopped”. But here, the opponents are bidding two suits, and now the message changes … in this case, we cue-bid the suit that we have stopped, and hope that Partner can bid 3NT with the other suit stopped. So, with both majors being bid by the opponents, West’s 3♠ bid shows something (and then some!) in Spades. East has something in Hearts, so 3NT is easily reached.
But, it’s a mediocre contract, needing Diamonds to come in for no losers (that's around 52%), and even that might not be enough if N-S can take 5 or 6 tricks on the go. Yes, E-W have overbid somewhat. Any obvious candidate for the biggest overbid of the auction? Well, perhaps that 3♦ bid was a bit much on such a minimum hand, but it is a lovely suit and Partner has shown some values … so, really, not such an terrible auction, just an unsuccessful outcome.
South will no doubt lead a Spade, won on the board. Declarer plays on Diamonds and has no reason to finesse the T♦. When the Diamonds turn out to be 5-1, Declarer will probably be held to 6 tricks.
South has a very difficult problem here, one which has no really satisfactory solution. Let’s look at the alternatives: 2NT: This shows invitational values, so it’s correct in that regard … but we don’t much care for our singleton, we’d prefer to make a more suit-oriented bid; 3♣: This gets our (so-called) second suit into the auction, but it’s an overbid, most partnerships play this as game-forcing; 3♥: This is our choice, but more by default than by conviction … it’s right on values, and it’s suit-oriented … sure, it’s supposed to show a 6th Heart, but those fillers are such that a 5-2 Heart fit might play quite well opposite Qx or Kx (yes, we'd like our bid more if we had the 9♥) … and, if Partner opts for 3NT over 3♥, no doubt his points are outside Hearts, hopefully with a few of them in the Diamond department.
Anyway, 3♥ is our best guess here, but, as it happens, all roads lead to 4♥. On to the play of the hand. Thanks to winning Heart and Club finesses, Declarer (North) can count 10 tricks. A Club ruff in Declarer’s hand (the short hand) gets him up to 11. Surprisingly enough, 12 tricks can even be made if you ruff out the KQx of Diamonds, but this line of play is quite esoteric, to say nothing of dangerous. Making just 11 tricks should be enough for a good board.
Live by the sword, die by the sword! There have been a couple of deals in this set where aggressive preempting has been the winning tactic. On this deal, N-S preempt to 4♥ in a hurry, but it may not work out so well. Opposite Partner's unaided 5♣, West will be looking at an astonishingly potent 6-count ... the perfect Heart holding (surely Partner is void), massive trump support, a singleton, and an Ace to boot. Yes, West must bid slam here, praying that his side is not missing a grand slam!
Yes, we bestowed an explanation point on West’s Double. We like the bid a lot. If West sleepily passes here, N-S will buy it in 2♥ and have an easy run at a plus score … but doubling here gets them up to the 3-level and greatly improves E-W’s chance of a plus score.
Will West’s enterprising Double be rewarded with a happy ending? They’ll lead a Spade, won by Dummy (South), now a Heart is led and the Ace pops up. Another Spade, then a third round, ruffed by Declarer. Trump control is now becoming an issue, but Declarer can scamper home with a Club finesse and a cross-ruff. So West’s nice bid goes unrewarded!
1NT will be the common contract, but it has no prayer. South has a difficult hand to lead from, and one of the red suits works out best (we'd choose the K♥) ... if the defense avoids a Spade opening lead, and defends accurately, Declarer can come to no more than 5 tricks. So, that K♥ lead happens to work out well, for +200 and a good board.
This board is strangely reminiscent of Board 18. There, East opened 1NT, and South, who was vulnerable there, too, had a 4-4-4-1 11-count ... the winning action there was to jump right in and show a major 2-suiter, because, at it happened, 9 tricks were available in Spades, with their 1NT making. Here we have almost the same hand, are also vulnerable, and again jumping into the fray finds the Spade fit, which makes 9 tricks (even 10 is not unimaginable). But, on this board, bidding with the South hand is not the winner ... unless, of course, South is the sort of person who would lead a Spade against 1NT and score only +100.
South’s 3♣ shows a good Spade raise … yes, it’s only 8 HCPs, but that 5th Spade must count for something. North cannot expect to make slam opposite a passed hand, given that unexciting shape and all those points in the opponents suit … so she simply bids game. 4♠ is an easy 11 tricks, and should be a common result.
Can you see a way to maybe wangle a 12th trick? After winning the opening Club lead, Declarer might try leading towards the K♦ at Trick Two ... this will put East to the test, he might, not unreasonably, think that you are trying to sneak a singleton King past him. If he hops up with the A♦, that will establish an extra trick for Declarer (the Heart loser will now go away). Why do this at Trick Two? That's when the defense knows least about the hand, and also when the lead of a Diamond will look the most "suspicious". Doesn't the Diamond play risk a Club ruff? Yes, but if East jumps up with the A♦, and is able to give West a ruff, it will merely be a trade for the soon-to-disappear Heart loser. Anyway, 11 tricks will be normal, with the occasional +480.
One way or another, E-W should get to 4♥. Declarer makes 10 tricks without breathing hard ... he'll try for 11 by taking a first-round Spade finesse, hoping that South has Kxx, thereby getting two Club pitches when the King is ruffed out. But that doesn't work, and it looks like a universal 10 tricks.
Nobody would fault East for not opening that quacky 12-count, and our own personal preference is for a Pass. In the featured auction, New Minor Forcing comes up yet again.
4♥ played by East should be the universal contract, but 10 tricks will not be the universal result. South cashes both high Diamonds, and exits a Diamond. Declarer is now in her hand, and must decide on the best way to play trumps for one loser if the suit breaks 4-1. The percentage play here is to lead towards the QJxx, which works whenever North has Kxxx or a singleton King, Ten, or Nine. So, Declarer crosses to the A♠, leads a low Heart to the Queen, which South would do well to duck. Now, Declarer crosses to the A♣ and leads another low Heart to the Jack and King, North showing out. Mission accomplished as far as the trump suit is concerned, because Declarer can finesse South out of her T♥. But there is still the small detail of scoring 10 tricks, and so far Declarer can count 2 Spades, 3 trumps, 1 Diamond, and 3 Clubs, for a total of 9. Should he play South for 2-4-4-3, in which case the odds are finesse the T♣, and cash Clubs (it matters not whether South ruffs the 4th round or not)? Or should he play South for 3-4-4-2, in which case a Spade ruff is the 10th trick (but, again, if North has the J♣, the Club finesse also works). It seems odds on to finesse the Club, so we would end up down one on the board. How did you do?
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