Interesting Deal From France

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 9
  2. heartA Q 9 6
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA K Q J 10 6 5
  1. spadeA J 7
  2. heartJ 2
  3. diamondA J 2
  4. club9 8 7 4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - 2 - -
S 2 - 2 - -
E - 4 - - -
W - 4 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 5
  2. heartK 10 5 3
  3. diamondK Q 8 7 5 3
  4. club2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA
  1. spadeQ 8 6 4 3 2
  2. heart8 7 4
  3. diamond10 9 6 4
  4. club—
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
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-- -- Pass Pass
Pass 1club 1diamond Pass
1NT Pass Pass 2spade
2NT Dble Pass 3spade
Pass 4spade Pass Pass
Pass
If when East ruffed in with the spadeK she had exited with a heart declarer can no longer shorten his trumps and so cannot endplay West. On a diamond lead 3spade is cold. Strangely enough this wasn't the result recorded at the other table, NS went down some number in clubs, not a great result as I believe 5diamond can be made with the East West cards (except on a heart lead by South).
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