Q9x
Kx
KQxx
Jxxx
KTxx
AQT8
xxx
Kx
1D (X) XX (1H)
X (P) 2D (P)
2N (P) 3N
Not really sure how I feel about our choices in this auction; we definitely had some disagreement about whether 2N should be forcing.
Anyway, in 3N, the defense started CA, club to my K and I played a diamond to the K which held. Not sure what's best here, probably just ducking a diamond, but I elected HK, HA, diamond and LHO won and exited HJ in this position:
Q9x
-
Qx
Jx
KTxx
QT
x
-
You're about to win HQ, at which point you'll have 4 hearts, 1 club, and 2 diamonds won or established. The opponents have 2 tricks in the bank, plus CQ and SA when they want them. It appears LHO is 4=3=2=4. What now?
More tomorrow.
Under your distributional assumption and assuming also the SA is with West, it looks as if you can always make without guessing the SJ...I'll let you describe how :-).
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