Example #8 - Quiz

You're sitting East, playing with a pick-up partner in a 12-board ACBL-sanctioned tournament on Bridge Base Online.
Bidding is based on standard 5-c major systems like sayc or 2/1, unless stated otherwise.

Dealer W Vul E/W Scoring MP Lead ♦J	♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
♠ AQ9 ♥ T864 ♦ 8653 ♣ K3		♠ JT7 ♥ AK52 ♦ KQ42 ♣ AJ
	♠ ♥ ♦ ♣

West	North	East	South
p	p	1NT	p
2♣	p	2♥	p
3♥	p	4♥	p
p	p

North takes DA, returns D10, and your Q is ruffed with H3.
South leads S5 and the 9 in dummy wins. You try H10: J, A, and the 9 from South. When you cash HK, South pitches a small S.

Plan the play.

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