Two-way Finesse

Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spadeK J 9 3
  2. heartQ 7 6
  3. diamondA 7
  4. club10 9 6 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 10 6 2
  2. heart10 2
  3. diamondK Q J 10 9 5 2
  4. club

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: heart3

West North East South
Pass 1diamond Pass
1spade Pass 3spade Pass
3NT Pass 4spade Pass
Pass Pass
Am I alone in believing that it is so important to have discussed it with partner beforehand the differentiation between these various rebid/suit-raise hands. As is almost always the case, an agreement to play a bad method is better than no agreement at all. In this 1diamond-Pass-1spade-Pass-??? sequence alone, how would you bid these other hands differently from the actual East cards:>spadeAK1062heart102diamondKQJ1052club>spadeA1062heartA2diamondKQJ1052club3>spadeAK106heart102diamondQJ1052clubAK>spadeJ1062heartA10diamondKQJ1052clubA
Our adopted East bid 3spade, West bid 3NT and East reverted to spades.

If you were West, how would you play 4spade on a heart to South's ace, heartJ ducked, and a third heart to force dummy?
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