You Lose Nothing

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 2
  2. heartK 9 2
  3. diamondK J 6
  4. clubA 10 8 5 4
  1. spade10 9 5 3
  2. heart8 5 4 3
  3. diamondQ 8 3 2
  4. clubJ
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 2 3 - 1
S 5 2 3 - 1
E - - - 2 -
W - - - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK J 8 7 6 4
  2. heart10 7
  3. diamondA 9 5
  4. clubK Q

Contract: 5club
Declarer: North
Lead: spade7
  1. spadeA
  2. heartA Q J 6
  3. diamond10 7 4
  4. club9 7 6 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club* 1spade Dble~
2spade Pass Pass Dble
Pass 3club Pass 5club
Pass Pass Pass

* playing weak NT
~ Sputnik type

If you were merely a good guesser you would win the opening lead, cash clubA and play a diamond to the jack because East would be more liable to hold diamondA for his overcall. That might be OK at Mrs. Noggin's afternoon bridge-n-buns session, but I'm sure that you all saw the no-lose additional chance.

After playing a club to the ace, ruff spadeQ and play on hearts. If East can ruff with the last club then he is end-played, but if he refuses to ruff you merely exit with a round of trumps anyway. If West turns out to have the doubleton trump you have lost nothing. +600 to North-South.
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