apollo1201, on 2021-October-24, 04:09, said:
Small D to kill dummy’s establishable suit (partner has to give you the count on that). Sometimes you’ll end up -690 instead of -590. No bid deal at IMPs if you can score +100, but +450 seemed makable at 5H. Good bid by S!
I'd have been tempted to bid 5
♥ with the West hand although there is a small chance of pushing them into a making slam, so I'd be hesitant.
This hand came up today in a free matchpoint tourney.
Using standard bidding methods, my partner arrived in what turned out to be a makeable 4♠X.
Except, after winning the first trick with the ♠4, South proceeded to draw trump playing the ♠5 (♠7) ♠K to East's Ace.
East now has the opportunity to defeat the contract.
My questions are: What must East return? And, Does East have a reasonable way to find it?