Misplay This Slam With Me

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring:

  1. spadeK 8 6 5 2
  2. heartA 8
  3. diamond6
  4. clubK Q 10 7 4
  1. spade—
  2. heartQ 10 9 5 3
  3. diamondK J 10 9 4 3 2
  4. club9
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 - 4 6 5
S 6 - 4 6 5
E - 1 - - -
W - 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 9 7 4
  2. heart6 2
  3. diamondQ 5
  4. clubJ 8 5 3 2
  1. spadeA Q 10 3
  2. heartK J 7 4
  3. diamondA 8 7
  4. clubA 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade Pass 2NT*
3diamond 4diamond Pass 4NT
Pass 5spade Pass 6heart
Pass 6spade End

* big spade fit

The missed and subtle inference was that West must have a heart suit - why had he not pre-empted originally? Having misplayed the hand already, North should now cash heartA, cross to heartK and ruff a diamond. Why? West surely cannot have eight diamonds, but would he not have bid hearts with six? East is now down to just three clubs and can be end-played when North exits with a low one.

All this end-play stuff is very well, but it should not have been necessary ..
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