#3: Masters Pairs, Sacramento, 1987
Your 3
♠ overcall was a bit pushy; but you
felt that partner might be hard-pressed to balance with his presumed
heart length, and the final contract is reasonable.
The ♥K
is led; east overtakes and tries
the heart queen
, which you ruff high. You cleverly sneak
the jack
of spades through. A second spade is taken by west,
who returns his last trump as east discards two hearts. Winning in dummy,
you try a diamond to the eight
, ten
, and king
.
West returns a low diamond (east plays the jack
).
Plan the play.