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kayin801, on 2012-May-21, 12:14, said:
Declarer has a rough time ruffing a heart in dummy if East covers the 2nd heart with the K after ducking a spade. Either the defense cashes out if declarer ducks or declarer is stuck in dummy without a way to hand after playing a 3rd heart. Continuing spades or diamonds leads to declarer getting stuck in hand unable to ruff in dummy or use the established ♠Q cause E gets in to cash the master trump.
Good problem. I was afraid of a spade cause I thought it might just end the hand right there if declarer guessed right. Probably would have tried a diamond at the table.
Good problem. I was afraid of a spade cause I thought it might just end the hand right there if declarer guessed right. Probably would have tried a diamond at the table.
Wrong analysis.
If west returns a spade, declared inserts 9 from dummy which according to you is ducked by east. Now a heart is played and as suggested by you east covers. This makes heart winner in dummy as an entry for winner spade. Declarer just reverts back to spades and setting up a trick in dummy to take care of loser heart.