Seduced by the Mirage

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ J 6
  2. heartA J 6 5 4
  3. diamondJ 10
  4. clubA 4 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 2
  2. heartK 7 2
  3. diamondA K Q 4
  4. clubQ 10 9 5

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: West
Lead: spade9
West North East South
1club* Pass
1heart~ Pass 2heart Pass
3club# Pass 3diamond# Pass
3heart Pass 3spade# Pass
6heart End

* Precision
~ postive, 5+ hearts
# cue-bid

If the hearts are coming in for five tricks you might just as well play low at trick one - some defenders have been known to lie! Sure enough, South plays low and you win gratefully with the queen. You cross to heartK and South drops the queen.

Time for reassessment. What now?
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