Unexpected Hand With This Bidding

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 4
  2. heart9 6 4 3
  3. diamondK 9 3
  4. club10 9 8 5
  1. spade—
  2. heartK 8 7 5 2
  3. diamond6 2
  4. clubK Q J 7 6 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 7 6 6 3 6
W 7 6 6 3 6
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA Q 9 7
  2. heartA J
  3. diamondA Q J 7 5 4
  4. clubA

Contract: 7club
Declarer: West
Lead: club10
  1. spadeK J 10 6 5 3 2
  2. heartQ 10
  3. diamond10 8
  4. club4 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
3spade
4club Pass 5NT Pass
7club End
Well a leap to 6NT would have been rewarded with +1440 - no lead can beat that contract. The only half decent grand slam is 7club - East will know that West's vulnerable overcall at the four level must include a very good six or seven card suit and to employ the GSF is a reasonable shot. Even on the trump lead (best) declarer can get home with the aid of the diamond finesse. On a spade lead declarer can throw a diamond on spadeA and play for the diamonds to be three-two - this also works.
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