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Four Spades Deal: Best Play at Trick Three in Bridge
In a 1998 NEA column, the author analyzes a bridge deal after overcall in clubs. With four spades, East leads clubs and West discards hearts. The recommended plan is to ruff high or low? Actually discard a low heart at trick three, preserving trumps. If East continues clubs, let dummy ruff or overruff West to keep trump length intact. The hand yields four top spades, two hearts, three diamonds, and a diamond ruff, totaling ten tricks. History notes the common oversight of loser-on-loser play.
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