[shyams]

Playing IMPs, I am South. Bots in other three seats.

I land in a 5♦ contract because I mistakenly expect North to have 3-card ♦ support. 3NT is probably a better contract; anyhow, it's all about the play.

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Trick 1: ♥J-Q-A-6
Trick 2: ♥8-♣6-♠7?!-♥10

When West discards at trick 2, I realise that 3NT was absolutely cold without needing any finesses because of the singleton ♥J. So the job is to make 11 tricks in 5♦.

How should I proceed? FYI, ♦ split West 4 - 2 East

[smerriman]

I expect West has the club King for the overcall. So I'll try drawing trumps and playing a low club to the ten in case they have the Jack too and are endplayed.

Edit - ahha, this doesn't work as West can return the spade King, if they're clever enough. And GIB normally finds that sort of play, even if they were stupid enough to give up the contract at trick 2.

I see the answer now, but only by investigating lines with double dummy, so I won't say it..