Bird Hand Or Two In Bush

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 7 6 4 3
  2. heart4 3
  3. diamondJ 10 4
  4. clubQ 9 5
Green square in centre

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: spade5
  1. spadeK J 10 9 2
  2. heartK Q 2
  3. diamondK 7 5
  4. clubK 3
West North East South
1spade
Pass 3spade Dble Rdble
4heart 4spade Pass Pass
Pass
Not unreasonably North bid 4spade, but I wonder what his partner thought when he saw dummy? 4heart doubled would have been interesting.

Anyway, South won the opening trump lead and drew the outstanding trump with spadeA as West threw a small heart. Thinking that the heart ace was sure to be with East, declarer now played a heart to the king. Shock, horror, probe! West wins and exits with a diamond to the jack from dummy and ace from East, who exits quietly with a heart.

How would you have restricted your losers to just one more?
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