This brain-teaser was shown to me by Ed Lucas of Tempe, AZ:
| NORTH | ||||
-- 10 6 5 J 9 8 A Q J 10 8 6 5 | ||||
| YOU (East) | ||||
6 by South | 8 2 K 8 7 4 Q 10 3 9 7 4 3 |
North opens 3
and South bids 6
.
Partner leads the
2 (Standard leads).
You play the
K and declarer plays the
Q!
What is going on, and what do you do next?
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I know -- this looks too easy for an experienced player.
Partner surely has underled his hearts, with the suit-preference deuce (from A J 9 3 2) to get his club ruff. Did you give it to him? Nice. That's what declarer wanted. He has made a brilliant falsecard, for the entire deal is:
-- 1065 J98 AQJ10865 | ||
643 J932 K642 K2 | 82 K874 Q103 9743 | |
AKQJ10975 AQ A75 -- |
Anything but a club at trick two defeats the contract. Did you fall into the trap? Give declarer full credit.