When dummy gives you a lemon... make lemonade!

Playing in a recent BBO/ACBL 12-board tournament, things were going moderately badly when I picked up the following hand on the last board:

Dealer: W Vul: NS	North ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
West ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣		East ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
	South ♠ AKJT65 ♥ 5 ♦ 96 ♣ AQ92
Bidding:	3D p p ?	HTML Bridge Hand Layout Creator

With a singleton diamond and two small hearts, I might venture a 4♠ call here but with two losers in their suit, I decided on a simple 3♠ which was passed out. Worrying at first that we might have missed game, I switched my concerns to just making my contract when I saw dummy!

Dealer: W Vul: NS	North ♠ 74 ♥ J98764 ♦ Q8 ♣ 753
West ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣		East ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
	South ♠ AKJT65 ♥ 5 ♦ 96 ♣ AQ92
Bidding:	3D p p 3S p p p	HTML Bridge Hand Layout Creator

The LHO led DA, then the 7 to his partner's K. There didn't seem much hope of ever getting to dummy to take a black suit finesse, so when RHO continued with the HQ, I could only hope he'd switch to a black card. He didn't. I pitched two clubs on the K and A, while LHO pitched diamonds. On the following trick, RHO (a robot) erred by leading yet another heart. I pitched my third losing club and LHO was forced to ruff. But his only spade was the queen so at that point, I had the rest of the tricks.

Minus 200 isn't usually a good score, but this time it was a clear top. Not one of the other 18 declarers, several of whom were in game, thought to pitch on that second heart.