Dealer: East Vul: EW MP Scoring

West

1
Pass

North

2
Pass

East
1
Pass
Pass

South
Pass
3N

Funny Looking K Play

Rotated to South declarer: originally board: 9

West started the defence with a small diamond, East contributing the

8.
South won the

J.

Clubs were started, East winning the first with

A.
Instead of a patient

5 exit, East led

K, perhaps expecting West to have a still guarded

A
and perhaps a

J to lead and clear that suit.

Declarer won the

A and instead of trying to sneak a heart trick leading towards dummy's

Q cashed clubs and feebly tried to squash an offside remaining singleton

J by eventually leading from dummy the

Q.
Not best? Maybe East would duck? Just one sneaky try over another?

North's standard for a vulnerable 2

bid opposite a passed partner isn't for the squeemish.

"Okay...who's lying?" South might have during the auction wondered.