Everything Was Routine

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA K 8 6
  2. heart9 5 4
  3. diamondA K 10 9 4 3
  4. club—
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 3
  2. heartA K Q 10 6
  3. diamondJ
  4. clubJ 10 6 4

Contract: 7heart
Declarer: East
Lead: clubA
West North East South
2heart Pass
5NT* Pass 7heart~ Pass
Pass Pass

* Grand Slam Force
~ hearts quite reasonable

If you have the machinery and, using the Blue Club 2NT responses, many do, then you should be able to reach a slam, maybe even the grand. When Benito Garozzo's partner was West, he simply raised to 4heart! This contract did not fail.

When Pacault and Szwarc of France played a much more rigid, constructive style of weak two bids, so much so that Szwarc immediately used the Grand Slam Force. Naturally, his partner zoomed straight into 7heart.

How would you play this contract on clubA lead?
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