Choice of Opening Bid

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 5 4 3
  2. heartK 7 5 3
  3. diamond10 5 3 2
  4. club5
  1. spadeA K Q J 7
  2. heartJ 10 9
  3. diamondK J 9
  4. clubQ 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 - - - -
S 4 - - - -
E - 7 7 7 -
W - 7 7 7 -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 6 2
  2. heartA Q 6 4 2
  3. diamondA Q 8 7 6
  4. club—

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: West
Lead: club5
  1. spade8
  2. heart8
  3. diamond4
  4. clubA K J 10 9 8 7 6 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
5club
Dble Pass 5NT* Pass
6diamond~ End

* choice of two suits
~ better red suit

The answer of course is that he shouldn't! With South known to have clubAK amongst his last three cards it's a no-brainer to cash heartA first in case South's singleton is the king!! Nevertheless West led heartJ and ran it when North played low - and this, remember, was IMPs scoring!

In a way, South received the result he really deserved ..
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