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
♣ A
Tricks won
NS : 3
EW : 1
West (Baird)
♠ A J 7 3 2
♥ K (Q)
♦ A
♣ K J
Next
East
♠ -
♥ 9 4 3 (2)
♦ -
♣ Q 10 9 8 7 6
  Declarer (Belladonna)
♠ Q 10 5
♥ A (J) 6
♦ -
♣ 5 4 3 2
 

Trick 4
Declarer now leads the ♥J, which is won by West's ♥Q.

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