Both vulnerable. South deals.

Both vulnerable. South deals.
NORTH
J 10 9 6 3 2
J 9
Q 9 3
7 3
WEST EAST
8 4
K 7 5 4 Q 8 3 2
K 2 A J 10 8 7 6 4
A Q 8 6 5 4 2
SOUTH
A K Q 7 5
A 10 6
5
K J 10 9
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1 2 3 Dbl
4 Pass Pass Pass
Opening lead: King of
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The auction is typical of the modern style. After West's two-club overcall North made a pre-emptive jump raise of opener's suit and East doubled responsively to show the two unbid suits. South's four spades closed the auction.
West led the king of diamonds and continued the suit, declarer ruffing East's ten with a high trump to preserve entries to the table. Had there been no initial overcall, declarer might well have elected to rely on the club finesse, but West's two clubs made that an odds-against chance. There was another possibility, and declarer elected to go for that.
A low spade to the nine provided an entry for declarer to lead the jack of hearts. Had East followed low, declarer would have run it to West's king, then returned to dummy with a trump to repeat the finesse and then discard a club on declarer's high heart. However, East elected to cover the jack with the queen, but that proved no better. South won with the ace and returned a low heart to the nine. West won with the king, but declarer was able to get to hand with a trump to discard a club on the good heart, concede a club and claim the rest.
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