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Desrousseaux's ten tricked a slam in Cannes bridge match
In a Cannes pairs game Gerard Desrousseaux West led queen of diamonds against South in seven spade. He played a brilliant ten to mislead and prevent a heart squeeze, allowing declarer to misguess heart distribution and fail to make slam. The hand shows no one at the ridge table can be trusted, not even Desrousseaux.
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