Bridge Spectaculars 3
The Genius of Belladonna (Majorca, 1967)
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Contract : 3NT by South       Lead : ♠6

  Dummy (N)
♠ 8
♥ 10 8 7 5
♦ J 9 8 6 (4)
♣ A 		Tricks won
NS : 3
EW : 0
West (Baird)
♠ A J 7 3 2
♥ K Q
♦ A (10)
♣ K J
Next
East
♠ -
♥ 9 4 3 2
♦ (7)
♣ Q 10 9 8 7 6
  Declarer (Belladonna)
♠ Q 10 5
♥ A J 6
♦ (Q)
♣ 5 4 3 2 		 

Trick 3
Declarer now leads the ♦Q. But once again Baird holds up her ♦A.

© 2002 Andrew Ward, from his book 'Bridge's Strangest Hands'
Published by Robson Books, 64 Brewery Rd. London N7 9NT