4S

[Simplicity]

[hv=d=s&v=n&n=sajxhakxxdaxxxcq9&s=sqt986hxxdkqxxcjx]133|200|Scoring: IMP

2♠*-(P)-2NT**-(4C)

P-(P)-4♠-AP

 

T1:♣A9xJ

T2:♣xQKx

T3:♦9?[/hv]

 

*5 Spades and 4+ minor

**Enquiry

 

Plan the play

 

Hidden:

 

If take the spade finesse it will work both following

 

[lmilne]

Win in hand, lead the spade queen. If that wins, play spade to the jack.

 

If both opponents follow small, I can mess around for an overtrick. If East shows out (fairly likely), West must be 4xx2 with 7 red cards and East 1xx7 with 5 red cards.

 

The play now should be AK♥ and ruff a heart.

 

If East shows out on the 2nd or 3rd round of hearts, then he is 1147/1237 respectively. In the 2nd case, we can just draw trumps as diamonds are breaking. In the 1147 case (west being 4612), we ruff the heart and lead a diamond towards the ace, hoping for West to ruff a loser. If he discards, I don't think we can make the contract.

 

However, assuming all follow to three rounds of hearts, now play the queen of diamonds. If East follows, draw trump. If East shows out, West is 4342 so we play a diamond to the ace and play the last heart pitching our losing diamond. The 2-card ending will be:

 

[hv=n=sahdxc&w=skxhdc&e=shdcxx&s=st9hdc]399|300|[/hv]

 

and West is smother couped.

 

Cool hand!

 

Edit: I probably wouldn't inquire unless I had some serious machinery to find a good slam.

Edit2: Forgot the other case where the 4C bidder has the King of spades (held-up). Now we are fine unless diamonds are also 4-1 with West, in which case we have a guaranteed red-suit squeeze after isolating the heart menace.