Hi Yeti, how is the weather near Katmandu ? Not too cold ??? IMHO you don't have to fear a spade ruff since it means you would be already down. No losers in spade has a very weak prob (less than 10%) so back to the basics : finesse heart via the ace of spades. That gives you a 50% chance, not so bad ! If you play for KH drop, that's only 26% ; so the gap cannot be compensated by the no losers in spades opportunity. Maybe I have missed something ? Brg, Etienne PS : I can't understand the diamond lead !