J x
Q J 10 x
A 10 9 x x
10 x
10 x x x A K x x Q x x K J
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K x x x K x x x A x x x x
A
A Q 9 6 x x 9 x J Q x x x
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| J x Q J 10 x A 10 9 x x 10 x
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| 10 x x x A K x x Q x x K J
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| K x x x K x x x A x x x x
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| Lead: A
| A Q 9 6 x x 9 x J Q x x x |
Made 2 —— NS +110 ——
I opened as south with a weak two in spades and was allowed to play. I'm not sure how the first tricks went, but I do know that through some awful defense I reached this end position:
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| J Q x x -
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| 10 x x x - - -
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| K - K A x
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| A Q 9 6 - - - |
At that moment I knew that the spades were 4-1, and that I could claim my contract. It did't matter where the spade honors were. In this case I played the spade jack from dummy for the king and ace and I followed with the spade 6. West had to give me the last 2 tricks.