Not Ideal Card Reading

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spade10 9 2
  2. heartQ J
  3. diamond4
  4. clubA J 8 7 6 5 3
  1. spadeQ 6
  2. heartK 9 8 3
  3. diamondK 7 5 3
  4. clubK 9 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 - - 4 2
S 5 - - 3 2
E - 3 2 - -
W - 3 2 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade7 5 3
  2. heartA 7 6 5 4
  3. diamondJ 9 8 6 2
  4. club—

Contract: 4spadexx
Declarer: South
Lead: heart5
  1. spadeA K J 8 4
  2. heart10 2
  3. diamondA Q 10
  4. clubQ 10 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
Pass 2club Pass 3spade*
Pass 4spade Dble Pass
Pass Rdble End

* ugh!!!!!

If you decided to play East for the queen by running this spade then it's minus 1000, otherwise you make +1030 for making 4spade redoubled.

What happened at the table? After West's failure to lead a club at trick one East was probably very disappointed, but he needn't have worried. After cashing two hearts West led a club and declarer went up with the ace! East ruffed and returned a trump - declarer played low!!! After winning spadeQ West followed with king and another club for plus 1600!
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