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11 tricks were assured if south cashed HAKQ discarding both Diamonds from hand,keeping HJ in dummy & then playing small D to ruff in hand.

There are 3 possibilities for Hand 1. A.Both the aces with LHO-you make the game no matter what. B.Both the aces with RHO-you make the game by playing like NT contract. C.When aces are devided, a)LHO has SA-you make the game no matter what. b)Lho has CA-you cash HA and play SQ,the only rider is RHO can not have 2cards greater than C8.

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Cash HAKQ,then lead SQ.-Hand 1.

4H.

If 2C bid is natural then 3C is forcing.

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3.C 10 K - 4 4.S 8 To run.

Imo, West holding CAJx is more likely than West holding CA & SJ considering he is having atleast 11 pts.

In actual layout it is only possible as 1.Lead a small H from hand,East takes A & leads a spade. 2.Take spade K & play 5 rounds of clubs.West will be squeezed in S & H. 3.Endplay West in Spade.

If East has SQx & all the balance high cards the game is always making.What if West led from 4carder spade? In that case HJx in one hand is vital.

Only possible if West has HA & East H JX & CK.

North's passing of 3D is poor but South's 3H bid is equally poor particularly after East's 2S bid.

4S in first auction. 4H in second auction.

3S. CJ9 & with a side suit stopper will make a game if partner has atleast 2nos of spades to minimize the chance of trump shortage.

Imo, 3C or any other bid apart from sign off in 4H is not apt for such minimum & control poor hand.Partner will get encouraged unnecessarily & will be very difficult to put a brake later on.

T5 should have been played as T3.Then at T6 another H.

Pass as it appears to be a phantom sacrifice to bid 5H.

It is a gamble by North.From South' perspective North must hold either atleast HA/CK or CA/HK for a foolproof game against proper defence,in those cases 4S will also probably make as North has atleast 1S. Otherwise only 4S is having a fighting chance to make.SO pull.

Low spade.

Awful bidding,but Without knowing the positions of SA & HK if south bids 6C then it must be raised to 7C may be just to teach him a lesson.

Pass.

I think it's a misbid by partner but still to have a legitimate call he should have CA.play CK & switch HQ.