Bridge Quiz 43-4
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Bidding: (E) 2♣ - 2♠ - 6♥     Opening lead : 9♦

Trick 3 North
Q♦ 3♥
4♦
 
Dummy (W)
- K Q 10 9 4
- 9 5
- 7 2
- A J 10 6
5♥   w K♥ Declarer (E)
- A
- A K Q 10 8 6
- A J 10
- K 8 7
  4♥
9♦ 2♥
South
  Won = 3
Lost = 0

At trick 3, while drawing trumps Declarer finds that the trumps are split 4-1 (a 32% statistical chance), South holding ♥ J x x x.
No matter what happens next, South's ♥J will win a trick. Declarer can therefore not afford to lose a trick in any of the other suits. So what should Declarer do now ?