gully

Declarers usually play the ace from AK. That calls for the small. (Of course it's bad play from partner to go up with the ace in the first round) I would stick for the secon hand low rule.

I guess you shouldn't have played a club at all. If you wait for opps (especially LHO) to open it you can easily have four club tricks as you can take tricks with your honours separately. I think i would have continued hearts. LHO's ruffs are tricks he is entitled to take. Every lead from him/her helps us. And she must lead something after ruffing.