The spade ace was led, and South made a good play.

Having got this far, many players would put up the spade ace and then think.

South won with king, led to the spade ace, and considered.

East finally decided to hold up his spade ace, but this was no better.

It looks black as the ace of spades to me.

Being in Heat 2, though, she did not do that, playing off the ace and king of spades.

West could take the club king and the spade ace, but that was all.

I killed his king and played him my final card, the ace of spades.

He therefore led to the spade ace and ran the jack.

The contract would have been easy to make if West had led the spade ace.