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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK Q 8 5 3 2
  2. heartQ 9 6 5
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA 10 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 10 9
  2. heartK 10 2
  3. diamondA 9 3
  4. club9 7 6 3

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: West
Lead: clubQ
West North East South
1spade Pass 2spade Pass
3heart* Pass 4spade Pass
Pass Pass

* long suit trial bid

It must be right to finesse heart10. Assuming South has at least three hearts, very likely, then it cannot gain to rise with the king because if South has heartAJx then you would never be able to get to dummy to take the finesse against heartJ anyway.

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