Ambitious Bidding Unlucky Result

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 7
  2. heartA 5
  3. diamondA 10 9 2
  4. clubA K 10 6 2
  1. spade10 5
  2. heartK 10 9 8 7 4 3
  3. diamond7 6 5
  4. club5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 7 5 1 4 6
S 7 5 1 4 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 6 4 2
  2. heartQ J
  3. diamondQ 8 4 3
  4. club7 4
  1. spadeA K 8 3
  2. heart6 2
  3. diamondK J
  4. clubQ J 9 8 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club Pass 1spade
Pass 1NT* Pass 2club?
Pass 3diamond# Pass 4club
Pass 4heart Pass 4NT~
Pass 5diamond^ Pass 7club
End

* 15-17
? enquiry
# five club, four diamond, maximum
~ RKCB
^ 1 or 4 key cards

Surely West, with ten red cards to East's six, must be favourite to hold diamondQ. That's how North came to finesse against diamondQ through West. Unlucky! Plus 430 was not a triumph on this board, but it looked better than minus 50!
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