Wests misread defense in club finesse ends in down
The column analyzes a bridge hand in which West failed to discard the club ten when South led a club to his jack, allowing declarer to secure 11 tricks. It explains the winning line and why West should have jettisoned the ten to prevent East from leading, with note on a reader question about overcalling one spade.
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