Seduced by the Mirage

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 9 7 4 3
  2. heart10 9 8 3
  3. diamond6 5
  4. clubJ 8
  1. spadeQ J 6
  2. heartA J 6 5 4
  3. diamondJ 10
  4. clubA 4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 6 4 6 3 6
W 6 4 6 3 6
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
  1. spade10 8 5
  2. heartQ
  3. diamond9 8 7 3 2
  4. clubK 7 6 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
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

Cash spadeA and cross to heartA to confirm that South started with stiff heartQ. You ruff spadeJ, return to diamondJ and play jack and another trump, conceding your trump loser before North can interrupt the flow of diamond winners. In all you make four trumps, two spades, a spade ruff, four diamonds and clubA.

At the table East rose with spadeA at trick one, seduced by the mirage of throwing his spade losers on the diamonds. When 6NT came home at the other tables, it proved to be an expensive mistake.
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