This month's hand occurred at a local club game in Newark, Delaware.

AUCTION
SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
1	Pass	2N	Pass
3	Pass	4	Pass
5	Pass	5	Pass
6	Pass	6	Pass
6	Pass	7	Pass
7	Pass	7	Pass
Pass	Pass

A word about the bidding: 2N is Jacoby, promising a game forcing heart raise with 4+ trumps. 3 shows a extra values and denies any singleton or void. 4 is 1430 Roman Keycard Blackwood. The remaining bids have the following meanings:

5 3 keycards (cannot have zero and extra values too)
5 asks for the K
6 shows the K but denies the K
6 asks for the Q
6 confirms the Q but denies the Q
7 asks for the Q
7 denies holding the Q

With a known 10-card or better fit, North elects not to inquire about the trump queen, expecting no trump losers on a normal break. By asking for the Q, North commits to the seven level when South has that card. Envisioning 7N may have a play, North inquires about the Q, but when South does not hold that card, signs off at 7.

West leads the Q, you play low, and East discards a small diamond. Oh well, you are not going to make this hand, but don't get frustrated and make matters worse. You are in a reasonable contract and should have company. West, apparently fearing you might be able to make 7N, did not double. So, your goal is to take the rest of the tricks for down one.

Plan the play.

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