"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." MikeH
If spades are 6-2 I can duck the first round and later finesse the club into the safe hand (if they continue spades East is out, if they switch we retain a stopper, and we have a double stopper in every other suit). 1 spade, 2 hearts, 2 diamonds, 4 clubs, that's 9. There's a possible tempo problem if they switch to a red suit, particularly hearts breaking 3-4 (lose two spades, a club and two slow hearts - if the hearts break differently I can play clubs before spades and West can't harm me when I eventually make them take ♠A) but I'll have to take that chance. If the spades are 5-3 and the club king is off I don't see how to make.
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." MikeH
I didn't reply because Davidkok beat me to it, duck once and then finesse for K in West. But if you posted I imagine there's more to it than that.
No, no more to it than that.
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." MikeH