BridgeHands

Mississippi Heart Hand - A rigged deal purportedly used by Whist cardsharps on the Mississippi River steamboats during the late 1800's.  The unknowing South is allowed to bid a large sum of money on the hand, which is doomed to lose.

	T 5 4 3 2 5 4 3 2 5 4 3 2
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 A K Q J T 9	Contract: 6H Declarer: South	J 9 8 7 6 8 7 6 T 9 8 7 6
	A K Q A K Q J T 9 A K Q J

South's hand seems to be a winner by all accounts (29 HCP, zero Losing Trick Count, etc).  However, with West's Diamond lead, South can do no better than make 6 tricks.