Declarer Ignored the Golden Rule

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q
  2. heartK
  3. diamondK Q J 7 5 4
  4. clubK Q 10 9
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 10 9 7
  2. heartJ 7 5 3
  3. diamond9
  4. clubA 6 4 3

Contract: 5club
Declarer: West
Lead: club2
West North East South
1diamond Pass 1heart Pass
3club Pass 4club Pass
4spade Pass 5club Pass
Pass Pass
There is one essential thing you have to do on this hand, and that's get the diamonds going, for they will be your principal source of tricks outside trumps. You are likely to need the trumps to be friendly, so you should immediately play a high diamond at trick two without being seduced by the possibility of ditching your heart loser.
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