Absolute Whales

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Point-a-board
  1. spadeA K Q J 7 4
  2. heartA K Q 9 3
  3. diamondA
  4. clubA
  1. spade10 9 8 6 3
  2. heart8 5 2
  3. diamondK 10 8
  4. clubJ 5
Green square in centre
  1. spade5 2
  2. heart10 6
  3. diamondJ 7 5 4 3
  4. club10 8 7 2

Contract: 7NT
Declarer: North
Lead: diamond4
  1. spade—
  2. heartJ 7 4
  3. diamondQ 9 6 2
  4. clubK Q 9 6 4 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
7NT Pass Pass
Pass
Unfortunately I was not sitting in the right position for this hand, which occurred in the Pachabo Cup many years ago. To be honest, I do not have a exact record of all four hands but North's cards were as shown, as were the South distribution and key cards.

At my table North played in 6NT (??) - what a waste! What would suggest as a plausible sequence? 2club-2diamond-2spade-3club-3heart-3NT-??? North might now decide to close his eyes and bid 7heart, or even 7NT. heartJ is a huge card, but how do find out about it? I remember that one pair landed in 7spade ... Unlucky!

If you have any stories of "monster" hands, please send in a contribution!
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