	NORTH T85 AKJ763 K 874
AQ2 852 JT94 AJ5		643 QT9 A873 T93
	KJ97 4 Q652 KQ62

Dealer: North Vul: NS MP Scoring

West

Pass
Pass

North
1
2

Pass

East
Pass
Pass
Pass

South
1
3N

3NT Lead Standard

West chose to lead the

J.
East won dummy's

K and returned the

3, original 3rd best.
South followed with the

2 while a Granovetter ''obvious shift' from a 3 hand blinded point of view might have been in order.
What kind of standard does YOUR partnership have for that

J lead?
Does it promise some minimum number of diamonds?
Does it promise additionally the

T and at least 1 additional guards? (i.e.

JTx)
Two additionals? (i.e.

JTxx)
Would it promise, if less than 5 cards in this auction additionally at least the 8? (i.e.

JT8x)
Additionally at least the 7? (i.e.

JT7)

Do you have such standards for longer diamond suits in this auction?

West, missing the

8, at least know that East had almost certainly started with 4 diamonds.
The big question was: Underlead diamonds or break a new suit?
Could East really have the

Q in this auction and return the

3?
Definitely possible, but already improbable.
At least it is an addition to a diamond continuation.
If South held the

Q, then East had 3 diamonds to return while a South with the

Q would have only 2 other diamonds that might include the

8.

West won the 2nd diamond and returned another won by declaring South's

Q.
The

J lost to East's

Q.
East led back a diamond to West's

	NORTH T85 AK763
AQ2 85 AJ5

As West on lead, expecting East to have no points remaining, able to cash two setting aces, a bizarre idea occurred.
Lead a heart to a possibly dead 5 dummy tricks.
A forced spade return would net 2 spades and 1 club.
Why not? Is there really an alternative?

Down 3 was the result.
As declarer, do you keep a club in dummy instead of a 'winning' heart?