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Continuing with the plan, you cash the clubs ending with dummy's five and lead a small heart. Hallelujah! Up pops South's ace and she must give us either a spade or further diamond to complete our nine tricks. At the two tables where I learnt of the play, one declarer played an immediate heart towards dummy's queen at trick two. When they did not break that was one down. At my table West, fearful of a singleton queen, played the four of clubs to dummy's king. When Q appeared at the next trick West cashed the rest of club winners and followed with the predictable heart to the queen. One off.

Is the prescribed winning line a justifiable one to take? Probably not. This is a difficult enough game without resorting to a succession of "What ifs" Interesting hand though.
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