A Nice Endplay

[OliverC]

Eszter found a nice endplay on this hand to make an additional overtrick:

Game All, Dealer West
You are North, holding
North
  K94
  KJ10865
  8
  A83

Bidding
West     North     East     South
No          1         X          No
2         ??

Personally, I would pass 2 11 times out of 10 at this stage of the bidding: Especially given the availability of INTRO, Partner is either very weak, or doesn't have any support for Hearts but has no long suit into which they feel like transferring. KJ10xxx is the sort of hand which benefits from at least a tolerance opposite so you can potentially lead twice up towards your KJ10. Additionally, in the absence of a redouble from Partner, North is minimum and we are vulnerable.

I'm not saying 2 (which is what Eszter bid) is 100% wrong, but it's not what I would have chosen. As it happens, if Eszter passes, Opps are in deep trouble, because Partner doubles for penalties and 2 !CX is going for a telephone number. Opps only have two 4-3 trump fits, but one is in Hearts and the other, in Diamonds, finds South with AJ9xx

Eszter bid 2 and everyone passed:

East led the Club King (very considerately) and South put down

South (Dummy)
  A1076
  -
  AJ953
  QJ104

King led

North
  K94
  KJ10865
  8
  A83

The Play
Eszter played this contract really well, though, given the likelyhood of finding West with a trump stack: She won in hand, played a Diamond to Dummy's Ace and ruffed a Diamond. Now a Spade to Dummy's Ace and another ruffed low. A Club to Dummy allowed a 3rd Diamond ruff (West discarded a Club). Now Eszter exited with the King and another Spade. Everyone had followed suit at this stage (apart from West on the 4th Diamond).

East won the 3rd Spade with the Jack (West discarding their last Club) and now played the Queen of Spades, ruffed low by West and overruffed by Declarer. Eszter still had a Club left so she exited with this, ruffed low by East and perforce overruffed by West, who was now left with the AQ and had to give Eszter her 10th trick at the end.

Very intelligently played by Eszter and although a far better result might have been available, 2 +2 was worth 4 IMPs, most Souths choosing to struggle in some number of No Trumps, which can make but requires Declarer to get everything right (and most didn't).