Change of Plans

Playing in a dicey 3NT, I needed to bring clubs home with no losers. Dummy held:

T965

I had:

AKJ74

I had lots of entries, so I ran the ten towards my ace. LHO hesitated noticeably. When I later ran another club towards hand, LHO hesitated again.

8 ever, 9 never, but time to change plans? I did so, and was rewarded with 70% of the matchpoints when the jack held the trick.

Ok, so I felt a bit cheap for winning this way, but it's a good reminder for me - always plan out your play ahead of time, and play in tempo!