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. AJ5 . J72 . K652 . QJ5 N . Q102 W E . K105 . J743 . K87 South opens 1NT ( 12- 14) raised to 3NT by North. West leads the . 4 covered by dummy's . 5. How should East play? THE Rule of Eleven tells East that South has only one club higher than the . 4. East should reason that had declarer held the . A he would have split dummy's honours but just in case South has the . A it is better for East to hold up his . K, so he should play his . 8.
If, and when, East gets in again his . K and another will clear the suit and West may have a side- suit entry to make any established clubs. If ducking the . K should allow South to win with the . 9 or the . 10 this will mean that West has the ace; the . K and another when East gains the lead will put West in to make the rest of his clubs.See the full content of this document
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