Is There a Hidden Trap to Worry About?
By Mike Lawrence

North and South bid to a thin four spades after some modest competitive bidding by East West.

West led the king of hearts and continued with another heart to East's ace. South noted that four spades was going to require a spade finesse plus a good guess in clubs. When East returned the ten of clubs at trick three, South thanked East for solving his club problem. South won with the jack in dummy. South had no club losers now and had only to draw trump.

Alas, South had no way to get back to his hand to take the spade finesse. He tried leading the king of diamonds, hoping to ruff a diamond in his hand but West won the ace and gave East a club ruff. South got to take his spade finesse later, but it was too late. Where did South go wrong? Or was four spades just unmakable?

Which do you choose?

Four spades should make.

or

Someone bid too much.