A Relieved Man

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade6
  2. heartA K 10 4
  3. diamondA K J 10 7 4 3
  4. club10
  1. spadeJ 9 7 4
  2. heart9 7 3
  3. diamondQ 9 6 5
  4. club8 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 6 6 6 7
S 6 6 6 6 7
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 5 2
  2. heartQ 8 6 2
  3. diamond8
  4. club9 7 6 5 2

Contract: 7NT
Declarer: South
Lead: club8
  1. spadeA K Q 8 3
  2. heartJ 5
  3. diamond2
  4. clubA K Q J 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Pass 1spade
Pass 2heart Pass 3club
Pass 3diamond Pass 4NT*
Pass 5club# Pass 7NT
Pass Pass Pass

* RKCB
# 3 of 5 (diamonds assumed)

West should have led a diamond. South can still get home by finessing ... but would you have finessed at trick one? Perhaps if you were French ....
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