[peachy]

Scoring: IMP

2C (Dbl) Rdbl PPP

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[matmat]

this may depend on the lead.

[maggieb]

Yes, it seems like south can always take 8 tricks.

Either red suit lead will obviously give up at least 8 tricks, and it is also easy to generate an 8th trick on a spade lead. The most interesting variation is a high club lead. South does best to cash his hearts and continually exit in clubs. LHO can exit once with the ♥Q, again with the ♦J or low (doesn't matter), but then east will come under pressure in spades and diamonds. The same will occur if west cashes his club tricks out; since he has only 3 diamonds, and RHO must pitch down to 3 diamonds (must preserve ♠Ax), east must always keep two spades and 3 diamonds. Exiting with a diamond at trick 11 will result in a guaranteed spade trick.

Note that if west does not force south to ruff, south can force the same ending by cashing his extra club.

[peachy]

I meant to say, after CK lead, against best defense. Was so excited to finally get a hand diagram done (which I didn't know how to do, in the past) that I sent it before I was finished...