Please Can I Be Excused

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Dealer: West
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q J 9 5 2
  2. heart2
  3. diamondA J 9 6 2
  4. club2
Green square in centre

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: North
Lead: diamond4
  1. spadeK 7 4
  2. heartA Q 10 8 7
  3. diamondK
  4. clubQ J 9 7
West North East South
Pass 1spade Pass 2heart*
Pass 2spade Pass 3spade~
Pass 4club# Pass 4diamond
Pass 4NT Pass 5heart!
Pass 6spade End

* GF
~ stronger than 4spade
# slam try
! 2 of 5

Declarer needed to get back to hand to get the diamonds going and he opted to play a club from dummy, keeping his heart options open for the time being. West won clubA and returned spade8. How would you have continued after winning spadeQ? Oh, by the way, East discards a heart!
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