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
  1. spadeQ J 9 5 3
  2. heartQ 4 3
  3. diamondK J 10 9
  4. club4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - 3 - 2
S 1 - 3 - 2
E - 1 - 1 -
W - 1 - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 7 6
  2. heart10 5
  3. diamondQ 5 4
  4. clubK Q 10 8 7

Contract: 3heart
Declarer: South
Lead: club4
  1. spadeA 10 2
  2. heartA J 9 7 2
  3. diamondA 8
  4. clubJ 9 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
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?

West must have five spades, a singleton club and three or four diamonds, so at least the hearts will be breaking. Where is the queen? Surely with a spade honour, heartQ, diamondQ, and clubKQ1087 East would have opened in third position, so West must have heartQ. In that case the way forward is clear. Lead heartJ and run it when West plays low. spadeA, spade ruff, heartK, diamond ruff and heartA.

Now be honest, could any bloke have done any better? Magnificent card reading!
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