Sanity Stakes

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK J 10 7 4
  2. heartK 9 8 3 2
  3. diamondA 7
  4. club3
  1. spade9 6 3
  2. heart—
  3. diamond10 5 2
  4. clubQ J 10 8 6 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 4 3 -
S - - 4 3 -
E 3 2 - - 1
W 3 2 - - 1
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 5 2
  2. heartA 6
  3. diamondK Q J 9 4
  4. clubA K 9

Contract: 5heart
Declarer: South
Lead: clubQ
  1. spadeA Q
  2. heartQ J 10 7 5 4
  3. diamond8 6 3
  4. club7 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade 2diamond 2heart
4club 4heart 5diamond 5heart
Pass Pass Pass
He shouldn't ruff the club! Cash the spades by overtaking the queen with the king and continue with spade winners, then when East ruffs the spade10 with heart6 dummy still has a late entry to lead the last spade. East can ruff this with heartA, but it beats the air. Easts failed to ruff the fourth spade because - "I assumed declarer was sane".

Mind you, I cannot see that East had a monopoly in the sanity stakes - it can hardly cost to ruff the fourth spade with heart6.
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