Lucky Way to Gain 13 IMPs

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 8 6 5 2
  2. heartA 8
  3. diamond6
  4. clubK Q 10 7 4
  1. spade—
  2. heartQ 10 9 5 3
  3. diamondK J 10 9 4 3 2
  4. club9
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 - 4 6 5
S 6 - 4 6 5
E - 1 - - -
W - 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 9 7 4
  2. heart6 2
  3. diamondQ 5
  4. clubJ 8 5 3 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: North
Lead: diamondQ
  1. spadeA Q 10 3
  2. heartK J 7 4
  3. diamondA 8 7
  4. clubA 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
4diamond Pass Pass Dble
Pass 4spade End
No way. If you cash two top clubs West shows out again! Cash clubQ, ruff a club, heart to the ace, ruff a club, cash spadeQ , heartK (dentistry) and ruff a red card. East might over-ruff but you'll be able to win the rest.

Alternatively, if you think West might only have seven diamonds, ruff a diamond at trick three, finesse spade10, play on clubs and take a ruff, unblock spadeQ, return to heartA and draw trumps.

So why did East-West gain 13 IMPs in room 1? A very unlucky 7spade contract? No, another famous pair reached 7NT and that had no play even on a heart lead from West.
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