Neither side vulnerable.  
North deals.
                              NORTH
                              S: K Q 9 3 2        
                              H: V o i d     
                              D: A 6         
                              C: A 8 5 4 3 2
            WEST                             EAST
            S: 7                             S: 8            
            H: A Q J 10 9 2                  H: K 8 7 4 3  
            D: 8 7 4                         D: K Q J 9 5 2       
            C: Q J 9                         C: 10          
                              SOUTH                         
                              S: A J 10 6 5 4
                              H: 6 5      
                              D: 10 3      
                              C: K 7 6  
                  NORTH    EAST    SOUTH    WEST                  
                   1C       2NT(1)   3S      5H(2)
                   6S      Pass     Pass    Pass
1. Unusual no trump - showing two lower unbid suits.
2. Pre-emptive.  Sometimes called an "advance sacrifice".
     Opening Lead: D7
     This hand was given to me by Billy Kane of Willoughby.  He
was directing a private duplicate game and knew a good "end play"
when he saw it.  The declarer, sitting South, was Debbie Meckler
of Beachwood.  North was Linda Weiner of Pepper Pike.  Their
opponents were Barbara Markowitz of Pepper Pike sitting East and
Cindy Sustin of Beachwood sitting West. 
     The opening lead was the seven of diamonds.  Notice that the
slam is ice cold with any other lead.  Declarer would draw trump
and play three rounds of clubs while maintaining control of the
diamond suit.  West would win the third club.  South would win
any return and the diamond loser would be discarded on a long
club trick.  With the diamond ace dislodged on the opening trick,
a different line of play was in order.
     Meckler won the opening lead, drew trumps while ruffing two
hearts in dummy along the way; won the ace and king of clubs and
exited with the ten of diamonds.  East had no choice but to win
this trick and return a red card, providing declarer with a club
discard from the South hand while the trick was won with a trump
in the North hand.  All that Meckler had left was trump, and a
fine score for the small slam.  
     While it is true that the slam would be defeated if West
held a diamond honor, that was unlikely from the bidding and the
play.  And besides, what could declarer do but make the best play
possible and hope that the cards were friendly?
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