Santa Rosa sectional 3/26 (part 2)

We are in fourth, they bid 1S - 1N (non forcing, so 6-10)

I chose to lead the DT, we see

-----------AK982
-----------Q84
-----------A6
-----------872
QT753
2
KT94
AQ5
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-----------closed
-----------hand
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The first trick goes T 6 5 J. We signal upside-down.
Declarer cashes the HA, then leads a heart toward the Q. I shed a spade, which will cost if declarer has Jx, but nothing appeals. Partner wins the Q with the K, and returns the 3 of diamonds. This is ducked around to dummy's A.

Declarer now leads a spade to the J and our Q.

This has become a fairly simple exercise in counting points. Declarer has shown up with the SJ, HA, and the DQJ. That's already 8... so he can't hold the CK.

The question remains whether or not we should cash the top diamond before switching to clubs... I haven't worked this out yet.

After that hurdle, we can shift to the CQ, CA, then a small club, and cash out whatever clubs are coming our way. It's better to play them in this order so partner won't get any funny ideas of overtaking the CQ.

Declarer made a mistake by winning the DJ at T1. He should win the DQ, a card he is known to hold. As it turns out, if declarer had done that, I would have been less certain about the location of the CK!