No. He took advantage of his partner's hesitation and read
it too well. It wasn't fair pool!

2. East played the 10 at trick one. How did declarer make
the hand?

Declarer, Jack Hancock, played low at trick one. East
thought South held four spades to the queen and never
cashed the ace and king, because he didn't want to set
up the queen.

3. If the opening lead were a diamond, how might the
defenders defeat the contract?

After getting on lead with the ace of hearts, West shifts
to a spade (preferably the 2). East wins the king or ace
(preferably the ace) and returns the jack. Declarer might
now play West for K-x-x and play low on the jack.

My tip: When things look hopeless, try using your
imagination in the card play, thinking about what could
be rather than what is. But don't take advantage of
partner's hesitation.