Contract Made But Wrong Line

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 6 3
  2. heartA 9 4
  3. diamondK 6
  4. clubA Q J 9 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K Q 8 4
  2. heartQ 6
  3. diamondA Q 5 4 2
  4. club7
West North East South
1spade
Pass 2club Pass 2diamond
Pass 4spade Pass 5diamond
Pass 5heart Pass 6spade
Pass Pass Pass
Yes, why not - we have an excellent spade suit and partner must have plenty of values which are useful to us. I decided I wanted to hear partner's opinion rather than purely the number of aces he held, so I bid 5diamond rather than 4NT. His response of 5heart left me in no doubt about bidding the slam. I received an opening trump lead that made life relatively straightforward, but at another table West found the most challenging lead of a heart. It must be right to play low and hope that West has heartK but no, East wins and returns another heart.

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