East-West vulnerable.  
South deals.
                              North
                              S: Q J 5 4          
                              H: J 8 3       
                              D: 6           
                              C: A Q J 9 7
            West                             East
            S: 3 2                           S: K 10 8 7     
            H: A 6 3                         H: Void       
            D: K Q J 9 7 3                   D: A 10 8 5 2        
            C: 10 8                          C: K 5 4 2     
                              South                         
                              S: A 9 6
                              H: K Q 10 9 7 5 2
                              D: 4         
                              C: 6 3      
          The Bidding:  
                   East   South     West   North                  
                    2D     2H        3D     4H  
                   Pass    Pass     Pass
          Opening lead: KD

     Thanks to Molly Fainer of University Heights for this hand
from a local duplicate game.  East opened a "Mini-Roman" two
diamonds.  This is a convention that is used to show a weak (less
than opening count) three-suited hand with an unspecified
singleton or void.  South had no trouble showing her seven card
suit.  West raised diamonds and North jumped to game in hearts.
     The opening lead of the king of diamonds held the first
trick.  East played the ten.  This is a "suit preference"
situation.  There is a singleton diamond in the dummy and East
should show a preference, if he has one, to the two other non-
trump suits.  East would prefer a spade lead because it appears
that the club suit could be established for discards after losing
only one trick.
     West switches to the three of spades, as requested.  The
queen is called for from the dummy.  East plays the king and
declarer takes the ace.  
     At this point declarer made a good choice.  She delayed the
play of the trump suit to take the club finesse.  The queen lost
to the king and East returned a club.  This trick was won in
dummy with the jack and a small heart was called for.  Declarer
played the king.  West ducked.  The queen of hearts was taken
with the ace and the two of spades was placed on the table. 
Declarer won the jack, cashed the jack of hearts and the ace of
clubs, discarding her losing spade.
     Four hearts, bid and made, was an excellent result.  High
card points are important but distribution will reduce the number
of points you need to play at the game level.
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