Worrying Development

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 4
  2. heart6
  3. diamond10 9 6 5 3
  4. clubA J 10 8 6
  1. spadeA 5
  2. heartQ J 8 7 5 3
  3. diamondQ J 7
  4. club4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 - - - -
S 2 - - - -
E - 2 4 1 2
W - 2 4 1 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK J 7 6
  2. heartA 9 2
  3. diamondA K 8 2
  4. club7 5

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: West
Lead: clubJ
  1. spade10 9 8 3 2
  2. heartK 10 4
  3. diamond4
  4. clubK Q 9 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass
2heart Pass 4heart Pass
Pass Pass
South did not have spadeQ but because North had only two spades then your club disappeared anyway! After forcing out heartK you could claim eleven tricks.

What do you make of that extraordinary clubJ lead from North? South had given himself a chance of defeating the contract by overtaking clubJ and switching, but imagine what might have happened if declarer had followed the pedestrian line ..
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