I'm not sure how the bidding went after this, but East ended up in 6♦
When West made the opening bid of 1♣it was described as "at least 3 clubs".
Before the opening lead was made, there was no explanation from West about this bid being incorrect - his later comment was that he had been thinking of opening 2 clubs (strong) but changed his mind and inadvertently bid 1♣
To compound the problem, at the conclusion of the auction North made an opening lead out of turn which was accepted by East. At no stage was the director called until after the hand when North was disgruntled about the opening bid by West.
6♦ made 12 tricks and was an absolute top for E/W.
This was played at a neighbouring club and I wasn't there on the day. E/W are a very experienced pair - both of them being directors.
Any thoughts on this one?