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CARD COMBOS #40
     North
    A J 6 5 2
   
   
   
West
10 9 8 7



East
K 4



 

   South You
    Q 3
   
   
   


Lead a low card from the North hand toward the queen. As the professor said, 3-3 splits present no problem. But you can also take advantage of king doubleton in the East hand, by leading low from dummy. If East plays the king, you have four tricks. If he plays low, your queen wins, and on the next round you lead low to the ace or duck the trick entirely.

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This is the only
additional chance
you have. Leading
the queen is wrong,
because if West
holds king doubleton
or king-fourth, he
will cover your
queen with the king,
and you can't take
four tricks. By
leading low toward
the queen doubleton,
you are finessing
East; it's a strange
finesse, but
nevertheless
a finesse.



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