Bridge Reconnaissance From Abell 2118

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade6
  2. heartQ 9 8
  3. diamond9 6 3
  4. clubK 9 8 6 5 2
  1. spadeA 4 3
  2. heartK J 4 2
  3. diamondA K Q J 5 4
  4. club—
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - 2 - -
S 2 - 3 - -
E - 7 - 7 -
W - 7 - 7 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 10 9 7 5 2
  2. heart—
  3. diamond10 8 2
  4. clubJ 7 3

Contract: 5heartxx
Declarer: West
Lead: club6
  1. spadeK 8
  2. heartA 10 7 6 5 3
  3. diamond7
  4. clubA Q 10 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
3club Pass 3heart
4diamond Pass 4spade 5club
5heart Dble Rdble Pass
Pass Pass
When we scored up the Christmas lights came on early as our captain began to glow, beginning with a gently suffused rose pink and eventually graduating through a pulsing vermillion to an incandescent white heat as he resignedly explained that we had not achieved an optimal result on the board. For some reason he chose to ignore West's careful declarer play that had restricted the loss on board 9 to -3930 and saved a valuable IMP. It seems a little unnecessarily hard hearted to mention that 7spade is absolutely cold on any lead (with the aid of the spade finesse).
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