If In Doubt - Panic

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spade10 4
  2. heart8 7 3
  3. diamond—
  4. clubK Q 10 9 8 7 4 2
  1. spadeQ J 6
  2. heartA K Q 6 4
  3. diamondA K Q 8 3
  4. club—
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 - - - -
S 6 - - - -
E - 4 4 - -
W - 4 5 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 8 2
  2. heartJ 10 9 5 2
  3. diamond10 7 6
  4. club6 5

Contract: 6heartx
Declarer: East
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeA 9 7 5 3
  2. heart—
  3. diamondJ 9 5 4 2
  4. clubA J 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
2spade* Pass 4heart Pass
6heart Dble Pass Pass
Pass

* heart and a minor

It was reported by Zia who had been sitting North. Unaccountably, he failed to bid his clubs at all, but came to life with a Lightner double at the six level - conventionally showing a void and asking for a ruff. His partner, holding two aces against a freely bid slam that North had doubled, was unsure which minor suit to lead, so he "solved" his problem by leading clubA. If North showed out, then he would continue with another club - if not, he'd switch to diamonds. You can see what happened - 6heart made when it goes two off on a diamond lead.
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