Best of Times/Worst of Times

Hand earlier today. I end up with the boss trump (spades), boss diamond. Dummy has running clubs, and declarer knows I'm out of hearts. Declarer can only lose one more trick when he leads a low heart to the board.

I duck, and watch as my diamond loser goes away. I was honestly yelling, "I am an idiot!"

Later,

West	North	East	South
		1♦	p
1♥	p	1♠	p
2♣	p	2♥	p
3♦	p	3♥	p
5♦	p	6♦	p
p	p

♠ 6 ♥ AKJ5 ♦ J9854 ♣ AK6
	♠ AT84 ♥ Q7642 ♦ ♣ Q954

Ace of hearts won on the board. Declarer runs a diamond to his hand, winning with the 7. Back comes the king of spades.

Only 3 of the 8 diamond slams that were bid made. While I'm no expert on fsf auctions, this time I knew partner was out of hearts. Win 9.3 IMPs, and a tiny bit of redemption.

Honestly, though, I have SO FAR to go.