Magnificent Card Reading

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 4
  2. heartK 8 6
  3. diamond7 6 3 2
  4. clubA 6 3 2
Green square in centre

Contract: 3heart
Declarer: South
Lead: club4
  1. spadeA 10 2
  2. heartA J 9 7 2
  3. diamondA 8
  4. clubJ 9 5
West North East South
Pass Pass Pass 1heart
1spade Dble* 2spade Dble#
Pass 2NT~ Pass 3heart
Pass Pass Pass

* values, 2heart would be weaker
# non minimum
~ anything else?

This club lead is highly suspicious - why has West not led a spade? It's highly likely to be a singleton so accordingly you rise with clubA and lead a spade, hoping to duck to West and ruff the third round in dummy. Sure enough it goes four, six, ten, jack. West switches to diamondJ and East plays the four. Back to you again.
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