Slightly More Cunning

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spade8
  2. heartA Q 10 8 7 6 2
  3. diamond9 4
  4. clubK 6 5
  1. spadeK J 10 2
  2. heartK 9 4 3
  3. diamondA 6 3
  4. clubJ 10
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S - - - - -
E - 5 1 1 5
W - 6 1 1 5
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 6
  2. heartJ
  3. diamondK J 10 8 7 5 2
  4. clubA 9 4

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: East
Lead: heart5
  1. spadeQ 9 7 5 4 3
  2. heart5
  3. diamondQ
  4. clubQ 8 7 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT 2heart 3diamond* Pass
3NT Pass 4club Pass
4diamond Pass 4heart Pass
4spade Pass 6diamond Pass
Pass Pass

* forcing

Well, which heart did you win with? Did you win the queen and lead a low one? Or were you slightly more cunning? If you thought about winning with the ace and returning a low one in order to give the impression that South started with heartQxx, then that would work some of the time with some declarers. However, an inspired declarer might be very suspicious of you bidding 2heart on heartA10xxx and not much else. If he ruffs high with diamondK and draws the trumps East will only need a successful spade finesse for twelve tricks.

However ..
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