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Plethora

South leads the
K, and north follows
suit.
East to guarantee a contract of 7
.
Dummy discards a diamond as east wins the
A.
A trump is led to dummy and the small spade is ruffed. Another trump lead is
followed by a ruff of the
Q. Trumps are
drawn. East discards the
A-K on the last trump
and the
A.
Trap: discarding a spade at trick one would leave declarer unable to shorten
his trumps sufficiently; he would be at the mercy of opposing red-suit voids.
Also, it is possible for the
A
to be ruffed by south, so it cannot be cashed prematurely.