Neither side vulnerable. East deals. North S: Q 4 3 H: 9 D: 9 8 7 C: A Q 9 8 7 3 West East S: J 5 2 S: 10 9 8 7 H: J 7 4 3 H: A K 10 8 2 D: 10 5 4 2 D: K J 3 C: J 4 C: K South S: A K 6 H: Q 6 5 D: A Q 6 C: 10 6 5 2 The Bidding: East South West North 1H 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: HJ Mort Pierce of Chagrin Falls played this hand on a Saturday afternoon duplicate game. Pierce is 87 now, but that has not affected his bridge ability. The auction was simple. Pierce made a one no trump overcall and I raised to game on the strength of my club suit. We were having a mediocre game and I was hoping to steal a good result. East let the jack of hearts run around to declarer who won the queen. He played a small club to trick two and when West played the four, Pierce decided that if the king was not singleton he was going down so he might as well play for the drop. The king fell and he ran six club tricks. He played three rounds of spades ending in the dummy and took the diamond finesse. When that worked and the king fell under the ace, the six of diamonds become the thirteenth trick. Plus 520 was a top board. The lesson, of course, is to recognize when a specific situation must exist for you to be successful and then to play for that holding instead of just giving up.