Platinum Pairs 1st Final Board 6

Board 6
Dlr East
Vul E-W

		♠	J 9 7 3
		♥	10 7
		♦	9 8 3 2
		♣	8 4 2
♠	K Q			♠	A 8 4
♥	Q 6 5 4			♥	J 8 2
♦	K Q J 10			♦	A 5 4
♣	10 7 5			♣	A K J 9
		♠	10 6 5 2
		♥	A K 9 3
		♦	7 6
		♣	Q 6 3

West	North	East	South
		1N	Pass
2♣	Pass	2♦	Pass
3NT	All Pass

I don't remember this one that well, maybe Andy can help. The auction is a guess, maybe it started 1♣ etc.

I led the ♥A then switched to something passive. I seem to remember that when I was in with the ♣Q it was still safe to exit passively (probably a spade). Later declarer led a heart towards dummy and I took my trick rather than lose it.

-630 was good enough for 11/17, vs only 2.5 for -660. I'm surprised it was that much of a swing, now I wonder whether other defenders lost a trick, or if other declarers played on different lines.

Deep finesse says declarer is cold for 5. I guess if South takes a high heart on air, there are 2 tricks on power. If instead dummy is allowed to win the first heart trick (or the 2nd) there's a squeeze end-play. Perhaps declarer was supposed to run diamonds. When I pitch the likely 2 spades, now can unblock spades, cross in clubs, cash ♠A drawing a heart pitch and play ♥J, overtaking with the Q and exiting a heart if I try to duck.