Missed the Hand of A Lifetime

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade
  2. heart9 8 7
  3. diamond
  4. clubA 10 6 4 2
  1. spade9 7 6 4
  2. heart
  3. diamondQ 9
  4. club9 7
Green square in centre
  1. spade
  2. heartJ
  3. diamondJ 10 6
  4. clubK Q J 8 5

Contract: 5heart
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond2
  1. spadeQ
  2. heartA 6 2
  3. diamond8 7 5
  4. club3
West North East South
2diamond* Pass
4spade 4NT Pass 5heart
Pass Pass Pass

* six diamond or 5/5 in diamond / club, 9-13 pts

. . . a finesse of heart10 at trick four. You then ruff spade10 high and East still has to discard from the illustrated position. A trump or diamond is out of the question (otherwise it's easy) so he must throw a club. You now follow with a trump to hand and cash spadeQ throwing a club from dummy in this ending ...
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