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Brilliant slam from Spier in Indonesian pair event
In an Indonesian pair championship millions of years ago South declarer L Spi er Holland reached six hearts after a clever play. He won the spade lead, drew trumps, and cashed diamonds while managing to establish clubs through a ruff. East’s precise distribution—seven spades three hearts and no diamonds—left the rest to precise defense. Spier then executed a club ruff to establish clubs and lead toward dummy, disposing of spade losers on minor suit winners. A precise line for 12 tricks sealed the slam.
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