	NORTH 8543 AT932 A53 7
J62 QJ4 QJ964 AQ		A9 K87 T872 8542
	KQT7 65 K KJT963

Dealer: South Vul: EW MP Scoring

West

1
Pass
Pass

North

X
4

East

Pass
Pass

South
1
2
Pass

Salting Away A Lucky Lead

Declarer won the diamond lead and took stock: 12 HCP opposite 8HCP points playing in game when a heart lead is make things very difficult.

South cashed

A and

A (heart discard) and played a club to the

J.
West won the

Q and continued diamonds, declarer ruffing.
The

K drew the

A and was ruffed in dummy.
A spade was led towards the winning

K and for lack of alternative, the

T was led to be ruffed in dummy, however West ruffed with the

	NORTH 85 T93
6 QJ J9		A K8 T 4
	QT 963

West exited a spade and declarer's hand was established except for East's

A.

If West had exited a heart, South could have ruffed, continued clubs (overruffing West's remaining

6), ruffed a heart and discarded the last heart on a club while East ruffs in with the naturally winning

A anyway.