A Gust of Table Presence

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 5 4 2
  2. heart8 7 5 4
  3. diamond4
  4. clubA K 5 3
  1. spadeK 8
  2. heartK 9 6 2
  3. diamondK 10 9 8
  4. club9 6 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 2 3 5 3
S 3 2 3 6 3
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 3
  2. heartJ 10 3
  3. diamondQ 7 3 2
  4. clubQ 10 8 7

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond10
  1. spadeQ J 9 7 6
  2. heartA Q
  3. diamondA J 6 5
  4. clubJ 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade
Pass 3NT* Pass 4club~
Pass 4heart# Pass 4NT
Pass 5heart Pass 6spade
Pass Pass Pass

* spade fit, singleton
~ which singleton?
# diamond

South feared that after East's failure to double either 4heart or 5heart for a lead then the heart finesse was likely to be wrong - hence the search for that vital extra chance. Assuming the trumps were going to break - always likely to be necessary, the club play was a no-loser. Even if West did turn up with clubQ then the heart finesse would still be available as a last resort.
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