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Contract : (W) 3NT     Lead : 4♦

Trick 9 North
7♦
 
Declarer (W)
♠ - - -
♥ - - -
♦ - Q 10

♣ A J - -
A♥     6♥ Dummy (E)
♠ - - - -
♥ - 8 - -
♦ 6 -

♣ - 5 3
    4♥
South
  Won = 7
Lost = 2

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Endplay
Declarer was angling for an overtrick, but South is too clever.
The A♥ pins South down in his own hand.
Declarer's only option now is to cash his A♣ and Q♦, making his 3NT contract. With luck he may drop Opponents' K♣ or J♦, but in this deal that does not happen.