East led the
§5 and the play continued (the card led is underlined):
Trick 1: §5 §3 §4 §A
Trick 2: ©K ©2 ©6 ª3
Trick 3: ©4 ©10 ©A §7
Trick 4: ©8 §9 ©7 ©Q
Trick 5: ¨4 ??? ¨Q ¨9
The TD was called at the above point in the
play. E/W claimed that they heard North call for the ¨10 from dummy. West,
without seeing the card played by dummy, won the ¨Q and began thinking about
his next play. Both North and South believed that North had called the ¨K from
dummy. South said that he had moved the ¨K into a played position by sliding it
toward the edge of the table. While West was in thought North called for the ¨2
from dummy, at which point confusion ensued about who had won the previous
trick. The TD had difficulty determining exactly what happened. E/W both
contended that they had heard declarer call for the ¨10; N/S both insisted that
North had called for the ¨K. When the TD arrived he noticed that dummy's three
diamonds were arranged with the ¨K closest to the edge of the table, somewhat
separated from the other two, with the ¨2 next and the ¨10 farthest away. The
other suits were all arranged with their highest card closest to the edge of
the table and the other cards descending in rank as they were placed toward the
center of the table.
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