#5 North South Vulnerable
South West North East
1NT Pass 2♣ Pass
2♠ Pass 4♠ AP
North (dummy)
♠ K 8 6 3
♥ 6 4
♦ K 5 2
♣ A 7 6 5
West East
♠ J 10 2 ♠
♥ K Q 10 7 ♥ 9 3
♦ Q 10 7 ♦
♣ 9 4 3 ♣
South (declarer)
♠
♥ 2
♦
♣
As East, when partner leads a king from the king-queen denying the ace, signal encouragement with the A or J, not with a doubleton. As West, if your king wins the trick, watch partner’ signal carefully. If partner discourages, then South is sitting in the bushes with the AJ. If East plays the 3, then find a switch – passive dummy. Switch to a low spade (trump).
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