Play This Hand With Me

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 6 4
  2. heartQ 8 5 3
  3. diamondJ 6
  4. clubA Q 9 6
Green square in centre

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade9
  1. spadeA Q J 7 5 3
  2. heartK J 6
  3. diamondK 10
  4. clubJ 7
West North East South
Pass 1club* Pass 1spade
Dble Rdble~ 2diamond 4spade
Pass Pass Pass

* playing strong NT
~ three spades

There are two reasons why it must be best to go up with clubA.
a) You have begun the process of establishing a heart for a club discard - so why stop now?
b) If the club finesse was right all the time then East will surely have a diamond honour.

You win clubA and cash jack and queen of hearts but all your good ideas seem still-born when West turns out to have started with heartA1092. You are not finished yet though, so you ...
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