Example #4 - Final showdown

Take a good look at the complete layout and you'll see that South has virtually no other lead against a NT contract except a small D.
In that case you have 9 solid tricks: let the D lead run to the DQ, take a S finesse, grab the D return with the DA in dummy, cross to the HA, take another S finesse and claim 9 tricks.

Sounds far-fetched to you? It didn't to Aruf ... he bid 3NT and gathered his 9 tricks in no time at all.

Dealer W Vul N/S Scoring MP Lead ♦7	♠ K6 ♥ T53 ♦ T53 ♣ Q9654
♠ AJT952 ♥ 9 ♦ A2 ♣ AJT8		♠ 73 ♥ AQ7642 ♦ Q64 ♣ 72
	♠ Q84 ♥ KJ8 ♦ KJ987 ♣ K3

West	North	East	South
1♠	p	1NT	p
2♠	p	3NT	p
p	p