[Echognome]

Scoring: MP

(P) - 1♣* - (P) - 1♦**
(1♥) - 1♠ - (P) - 4♠
All Pass

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* 15-17 hcp, any shape
** 0-8 hcp negative

You end up in a pretty decent 4♠ contract. However you lose the first 3 tricks:

T1: ♥3 - 2 - A - 7
T2: ♦A - 5 - 8 - 4
T3: ♦2 - 7 - J - 10
T4: ♣7 - A - 4 - Q

You are down to:

Scoring: MP

(P) - 1♣* - (P) - 1♦**
(1♥) - 1♠ - (P) - 4♠
All Pass

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Now what?

[PMetsch]

small club ruffed, spade ace, spade queen, another club ruffed etc.

[POJC]

PMetsch, on Aug 13 2005, 07:04 AM, said:

small club ruffed, spade ace, spade queen, another club ruffed etc.

Same plan but second club ruff with KING. Wins if trumps no worse than 3-1 and clubs no worse than 4-2

[Fluffy]

I would ruff a ♣ lo won next trick also.

[PMetsch]

The way I played, I am down if LHO has 3 spades to the ten and RHO has 4 clubs.

Better plan:

Ruff a club low, now a spade to the queen and if spades 3-1, then a club ruff high.

If clubs 3-3 then draw trups and claim.
If clubs are 4-2, ruff a heart and ruff another club high.

If LHO has 4♣ then spade to the queen, if RHO has 4♣ then a spade to the 9.