Endplay with the jack of spades in a bridge deal
South uses a creative endplay to throw West into the lead, exploiting the jack of spades in dummy. By timing a club ruff and careful discard, declarer forces West to return a heart or lead a club, yielding a winning line. The tactic mirrors other endplays but requires precise sequencing and dummy’s hidden card.
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