Helgemo's blind spot or mine?

[cnszsun]

[hv=d=w&v=e&n=sa76ha984d10964ck4&s=s4hkqj72d75ca10765]133|200|Scoring: IMP

ps-1♦-1♠-2♥

2♠-3♥-4♠-5♥

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The first few tricks:

♦A,K then 3rd ♦, east played 8,2,Q, declarer ruffed 3rd, then ♣K, ♣A, and ♥K, both followed.

At this point, Helgemo choose a strange line to me, he played ♠A, ruffed a ♠, ruff a ♣ with dummy's 9. Unfortunately overruffed by east's 10.

 

I think the contract is cold at that point. After both followed ♥K, just play 3rd ♣ and ruff with dummy's ♥A, and a ♥ back to hand.

If ♣3-3 or ♥2-2 it's ok. If west has 4♣s and 3♥, then you can ruff 4th ♣ and go back to hand by ruffing a ♠ safely.

[Finch]

Perhaps there was some confusion over signals. If East gave count in diamonds, then he appears to be 6=4 in the pointy suits, and hence had a singleton heart.