Wrong Game

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 7 6 5 4
  2. heartQ
  3. diamondJ 10 4 2
  4. clubJ 10 8
  1. spade2
  2. heartA 9 7 6 5 4 2
  3. diamond7 6
  4. clubA 7 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 2 - 2 -
S 1 2 - 2 -
E - - 4 - 3
W - - 3 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K 9 8
  2. heart10 8 3
  3. diamondQ 8 5
  4. clubQ 4 2

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: West
Lead: spade5
  1. spadeJ 10 3
  2. heartK J
  3. diamondA K 9 3
  4. clubK 9 5 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT
2heart 2spade 3heart Pass
4heart End
At the table West did exactly the right thing by cashing spadeAK to dispose of a diamond and immediately ruffing a spade at trick three. She continued with ace and another trump and South was fixed. After the bidding it was no problem for West to read where the high cards were, and eventually she lost one trump, one diamond and one club. Had declarer carelessly played trumps without ruffing the spade then South would have had an easy exit card and the contract would have failed.
There is one extraordinary fact about this hand. Unlike 4heart by West, 3NT by Easr is cold against absolutely any defence .. On a combined 19 points!
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