I Fell For It

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 2
  2. heartA 8 6 2
  3. diamondK Q 4 3
  4. clubQ 9 3
  1. spadeK 4
  2. heart4
  3. diamondJ 8 7
  4. clubJ 10 8 7 6 5 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 2 2 4 -
S - 2 2 4 -
E 2 - - - -
W 2 - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade6 5 3
  2. heartQ 10 9 7 3
  3. diamondA 9 2
  4. clubA 4

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: clubJ
  1. spadeA Q J 10 9 7
  2. heartK J 5
  3. diamond10 6 5
  4. clubK
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
2club 2diamond Pass 2spade
Pass 2NT Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass
Well, if you decided to play heartJ then your troubles should be over, but I trust you have not been beguiled into taking the trump finesse because if you do West wins the king, plays a diamond to his partner's ace (!) who will return a heart for a ruff - one down. Another flat board - but what a chance missed! Yes, LHO bid 2club on that load of rubbish, and I fell for it! The full hands:
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