Let me quote from earlier: “There is of course no ‘correct’ answer every time a bidding or play problem arises, otherwise the game wouldn’t be much fun, but maybe we can all learn something each time we are faced with a problem, if not at the table then in retrospect.”
These are the full hands as they were when this deal came up some time ago in teams play.
Dealer E NS Vul
There were varied suggestions as to the best approach in 3NT, mostly ‘diamonds has best prospects, so play them first’, or ‘finesse spades and play West for the queen’, without any detailed specifics as to the play, but I will quote two panelists who would have made 3NT with overtricks as the cards lay.