Example #3 - Final showdown

The top spot in matchpoints is 6NT, but you can't just bid it out of the blue - there are some issues you have to take into account.
First, you want to play the hand yourself. After all, you have to cater for the possibility that your pick-up partner doesn't know the complete layout.
Second, you don't want a H lead against your 6NT. If North comes up with perfect defense by ducking DA twice, you can't cash your second H trick and will end up with only 11 tricks.

Here's how Aruf handled this intricate problem ...

Dealer W Vul N/S Scoring MP Lead ♣9	♠ T ♥ K876 ♦ A64 ♣ QJT75
♠ AKQJ ♥ 5 ♦ KQ975 ♣ AK4		♠ 986 ♥ AQT92 ♦ JT8 ♣ 32
	♠ 75432 ♥ J43 ♦ 32 ♣ 986

West	North	East	South
	p	p	p
2♣	p	2NT	p
3NT	p	6NT	p
p	X	XX	p
p	p

So, how did he maximise his chances to prevent a H lead?
It's simple, once you think of it ... he self-alerted his 2NT bid as a transfer to H!