Stab In the Dark

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Butler IMPs
  1. spadeK 2
  2. heartQ 6
  3. diamondK J 10 7
  4. clubK J 10 5 3
  1. spade6 4
  2. heartJ 8 4
  3. diamond9 8 6 2
  4. club8 7 6 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 5 5 - 5
S 5 5 5 - -
E - - - 1 -
W - - - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA Q J 10 9 7 5 3
  2. heartK 5
  3. diamondQ 3
  4. club2

Contract: 4spadex
Declarer: East
Lead: clubA
  1. spade8
  2. heartA 10 9 7 3 2
  3. diamondA 5 4
  4. clubA Q 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1C 4spade Dble
Pass Pass Pass
. . . at several other tables, North opened 1club and East was there with his usual bid. What should South do over 4spade now? O.K., so of course you say Double showing "cards", but would you have done that at the table? South usually forced the bidding up to 6club one way or another and that suffered from a similar fate to 6heart albeit with fewer undertricks. Of course, 6club is absolutely "cold" without spadeA lead, isn't it? I wonder if any genius would find the winning line?

Defending 4spade is rewarding. South kicks off with clubA and continues the suit. East ruffs and exits with a diamond, but as long as the defenders are careful declarer will always have to play away from heartK, confined to his original seven trump winners.
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