Not Sensible Thinking

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ J 7 6
  2. heart10 5
  3. diamondA 6 2
  4. clubA K 5 4
  1. spade—
  2. heartJ 6
  3. diamond9 7 5 3
  4. clubQ 9 8 7 6 3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 1 - - -
S 3 1 - - -
E - - 2 3 2
W - - 2 3 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 10 8 5 3
  2. heartK 4
  3. diamondK J 8 4
  4. clubJ 10

Contract: 6heart
Declarer: South
Lead: club9
  1. spadeA 9 4 2
  2. heartA Q 9 8 7 3 2
  3. diamondQ 10
  4. club—
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2spade* Dble~ 2NT Dble
3club Pass 4club 6heart
Pass Pass Pass

* weak pre-empt in a minor
~ TOD of the minor

No, that line of thinking isn't very sensible, is it? Surely it must be right to play trumps first. Nevertheless declarer led spadeQ from the dummy and West knew what to do next. Declarer eventually was a careless three light.

After a normal trump to the queen, hoping for heartKxx or heartKx with East, South cashes the ace and has the luxury of trying for an overtrick.
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