He called for the club three, hoping to duck into the West hand.

Now look at the West hand in the diagramed deal.

Suppose that you have the West hand shown in the diagram.

If you play a standard bidding system, it is dangerous to pass with that West hand because your side could have a game available.

Look only at the West hand in the diagramed deal.

When he held the West hand the first time, he passed.

Study the West hand, covering the rest of the diagram.

The West hand must be very weak, with at most the heart queen.

Most players with the West hand would lead a club against three no-trump, and that might well be right.

Here these were both due to fail, with the queen in the West hand, but there was a third chance.