Count These Mistakes With Me

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade4 3 2
  2. heartA 8 4 2
  3. diamondQ 9 4 2
  4. clubJ 5
  1. spadeA K 9 8 6
  2. heartJ 7 6 3
  3. diamond—
  4. club10 9 8 7
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 4 4 - 2
S - 4 5 - 2
E 1 - - 2 -
W 1 - - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 10 5
  2. heart—
  3. diamondK 8 7 5 3
  4. club6 4 3 2

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeA
  1. spade7
  2. heartK Q 10 9 5
  3. diamondA J 10 6
  4. clubA K Q
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart
1spade 2heart 2spade 3diamond
3spade 4heart 4spade 6heart
Pass Pass Pass
The first three bids were the same and the first mistake was East's - he should be raising to the four level. (Mistake 1). South might make a mild slam try over this but North will refuse and the final contract should be 5heart instead of 6heart. (Mistake 2).

What about the play in 6heart?
Knowing his partner to have good spade support, West should underlead his spade honours and, having unexpectedy won at trick one, East will work out why and give his partner a diamond ruff. It didn't happen. (Mistake 3). But .
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