Same As the Other Contract

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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Butler IMPs
  1. spadeK 9 7 5 4 3 2
  2. heart10 8 3
  3. diamondA 7 3
  4. club—
  1. spade—
  2. heartA K J 7 6 2
  3. diamondJ 10 9 6
  4. clubQ 6 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 3 - 5 -
S - 3 - 5 -
E 4 - 4 - -
W 4 - 5 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 8 6
  2. heartQ 9 4
  3. diamond8
  4. clubA K 10 7 3 2

Contract: 5heartx
Declarer: West
Lead: spade9
  1. spadeA Q 10
  2. heart5
  3. diamondK Q 5 4 2
  4. clubJ 9 8 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2club* Pass
2heart 2spade 3heart 4spade
5heart Pass Pass Dble
Pass Pass Pass

* Precision

This deal is a good example to justifies the wisdom in that old maxim. North passed the double of 5heart and led spade9 - reverse attitude for a club switch from South. West ruffed in hand and prepared communications by playing a diamond. South won and returned a trump. When North followed to the ace declarer missed the obvious (and virtually 100%) line of ruffing two diamonds in dummy. Instead he played a club and North discarded. Declarer crossed-ruffed the next four tricks but eventually had to come off dummy with a club to the queen. North ruffed and returned a spade. West ruffed and rattled of the trumps to squeeze South for the overtrick. Twelve tricks were preventable, but eleven are always cold. What happens to 5spade ...?
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