Play For the Optimum Position

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 3
  2. heart8 5
  3. diamondQ 10 9 5 4 2
  4. clubK 6 4
  1. spadeJ 10 5
  2. heartJ 7 6
  3. diamond6 3
  4. clubA Q 10 8 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 3 - 1
S - - 3 - 1
E 4 1 - - -
W 4 1 - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K 4
  2. heart10
  3. diamondA K 8 7
  4. clubJ 9 7 3 2

Contract: 5club
Declarer: East
Lead: heartA
  1. spadeQ 8 7 6 2
  2. heartA K Q 9 4 3 2
  3. diamondJ
  4. club—
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club 2club*
4club Pass 5club Pass
Pass Pass

* Michaels:- majors

East went on with a dubious 5club and lost the obvious three tricks. Minus 100 was not too catastrophic, but 4heart is beatable on an initial lead of a trump. Would you have found it on those West cards?
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