PP 2nd Final Board 12

How would you play 4♥ by West?  Opening lead is a low spade lead to the Q and South's K


Board 12
Dlr W
Vul N-S

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

Franco	North	Andy	South
1♥	Pass	2♣	Pass
2♦	Pass	3♥	Pass
4♥	All Pass

Again I'm not sure of the auction.  2♦ is actually catchall, usually without diamonds but sometimes a minimum with diamonds.


I chose to cash 2 clubs, then run 2 hearts, then try a club ruffing finesse.  In practice I wound up with a diamond loser and a black-suit loser.  An immediate club hook would have been more successful.

In fact, I like that play in retrospect.  If the club hook loses and they get a spade, maybe I can hook DQ and use 2 pitches to avoid any diamond losers. 

Of course, if I don't open partner will wind up declarer which is much better for us.

450 was 5.5/17.