Another notrump slam

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Another notrump slam

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Nobody vulnerable, IMPs, you are declarer in 6NT.

♠ 652
AQ102
A3
♣ J863

♠ AK8
K3
K97
♣ AK1097

With opponents passing the bidding was 2NT by you, 3♣, 3, 4NT, 6NT. Clubs as a source of tricks was the deciding factor.

Clearly 6♣ is a better spot but getting there is another matter. Could you and your partner do that?

The ♠10 is led. You win in hand and cash ♣A and K. West plays the 2 and 4, and East the 5 and then discards the 4. You play a third round of clubs and East discards the 4. West exits with the 9. You try the 10 and East puts up the J.

What now?
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Re: Another notrump slam

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It rather looks like East started with five hearts; she would not have discarded so soon from the Jack with fewer. If West had five spades then you have a double squeeze.

Cash the top hearts leaving one in dummy and discarding your low spade from hand.Then cash ♠K and the clubs. On leading the last club the deal looks something like this:

♠ 6
2
A3
♣ --

♠ Q
--
1062
♣ --
♠ --
8
QJ5
♣ --

♠ --
--
K97
♣ 7


West must discard a diamond and then you can throw dummy's spade. East is then squeezed in the red suits.
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