One of Those Unusual Deals

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 6 5 4
  2. heartJ 10 9 6 5
  3. diamondQ 6
  4. clubJ 8
  1. spadeK 10 3
  2. heart7
  3. diamondK 10 8 5
  4. clubK 10 9 5 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 6 6 1 3 5
W 6 6 1 3 5
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 9 7
  2. heartA 3
  3. diamondA 9 4 3
  4. clubA 7 6 3

Contract: 6club
Declarer: East
Lead: heartK
  1. spadeQ J 2
  2. heartK Q 8 4 2
  3. diamondJ 7 2
  4. clubQ 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club 1heart
2heart* Pass 3heart Pass
5club Pass 6club Pass
Pass Pass

* good raise to 3club or better

As you can see, playing for split honours would have caused East to regret his overbidding. In fact I have been using a writer's licence here. Although the above card-play actually happened, East had passed 5club. He guessed the spade position incorrectly and made only eleven tricks.

So why the fantasy bidding stuff?
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