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Copyright © 1996-
2010 Bridge World
Magazine, Inc. |
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Inferential Problem
by Kit Woolsey
| | NORTH
 A 7 5
 A Q 10
 A J 3
 8 6 4 2 | |
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| SOUTH
Q J 8 6
9 7 2
K 6 5
A K 9 |
South, who has the best poker hand, can make six spades against any defense.
What are the exact East-West hands?
Solution
| NORTH
A 7 5
A Q 10
A J 3
8 6 4 2 |
WEST
K 4 3 2
K J 8
Q 10 8
7 5 3 | |
EAST
10 9
6 5 4 3
9 7 4 2
Q J 10 |
| SOUTH
Q J 8 6
9 7 2
K 6 5
A K 9 |
Neither defender can have five spades (else South's straight would not be the highest-ranking poker hand). East must hold ten-nine doubleton of spades, and the contract is made on a smother play. South wins the opening club lead (best), takes the queen and jack of trumps, wins a heart finesse, leads a club to the closed hand, wins another heart finesse, cashes the ace of hearts and three diamonds, then leads a club to force East on lead to play a red card, smothering West's king of spades.
East's clubs must be queen-jack-ten, else he can unblock; the rest of the red-suit cards can be deduced from the condition that South holds the best poker hand.
(Adapted from The Bridge World)
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