Unarguably the Better Result

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade—
  2. heartA K Q 9 5 3
  3. diamondA 9 7 4
  4. club9 8 5
  1. spadeQ J 10 7 5 3 2
  2. heart6
  3. diamond—
  4. clubQ 10 7 6 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 6 3 - -
S - 6 4 - -
E - - - 4 -
W - - - 4 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 9 8 4
  2. heartJ 10 8 4
  3. diamondK 10 6
  4. clubK 2

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: club6
  1. spadeA 6
  2. heart7 2
  3. diamondQ J 8 5 3 2
  4. clubA J 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond
4spade 5diamond 5spade Pass
Pass 6diamond Pass Pass
Pass
. . . there was an interesting variation when West led a low club instead of spadeQ against the same contract.

South won and played diamondQ as before, rising with the ace when West showed out. Three hearts were cashed as South threw a club. A heart was ruffed and declarer entered dummy via a spade ruff. A winning heart was led and East had to ruff with diamond10, so declarer over-ruffed, ruffed spadeA in dummy(!) and played the last heart. This time East was left without recourse, for South's last club went away as East's diamondK won.

The West at this table had arguably found a better lead, but the player sitting West at the first table had unarguably the better result
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