Found to His Horror

Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spadeJ 6
  2. heartQ 9 6 4 2
  3. diamondA 10 8 3
  4. clubK J
Green square in centre

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: South
Lead: club3

  1. spadeK 9
  2. heartA J 10 7 3
  3. diamondK J 9
  4. clubA 10 5
West North East South
1heart
Pass 2diamond Pass 2NT~
Pass 3heart Pass 4club
Pass 4diamond Pass 4spade
Pass 6heart End

~ game forcing

South won clubJ and immediately led heartQ but when East threw a spade on heartQ declarer knew he was doomed. It might have been better to give East a chance to go wrong with spadeAxxxx(x) by trying spadeJ from dummy, intending to go up with the king and pitch the second spade from dummy on a club winner. Anyway West won the first heart and exited with another club, but when declarer drew two rounds of trumps and cashed clubA ...
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