No Slam Dunk

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K 10 9 4 3
  2. heart5
  3. diamondA J 8 6
  4. clubQ 5
  1. spadeJ 7 5 2
  2. heartK Q J 9 7 3
  3. diamondK 10
  4. club4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 4 1 4 2
S 5 4 1 3 2
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ 8 6
  2. heart10 4
  3. diamondQ 9 4 3
  4. clubJ 10 6 2

Contract: 5club
Declarer: South
Lead: heartK
  1. spade—
  2. heartA 8 6 2
  3. diamond7 5 2
  4. clubA K 9 8 7 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club
1heart 1spade Pass 2club
Pass 2heart Pass 3club
Pass 5club End
South did not frighten anyone when adopting a line of heartA, ruff a heart, spadeAK throwing diamonds, diamondA, ruff a diamond, club over the queen followed by another spade ruff. When the trumps unkindly decided to break 4-1 there was another loser in addition to two small hearts.

How could South have done better? Well we have been in worse slams than this, and if the lead is the same.
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