Intermediate 10/9/2015 Hand 12

Board 12 West Deals N-S Vul	♠ J 10 9 6 ♥ K 9 7 2 ♦ K 4 2 ♣ 4 3
♠ A 8 4 ♥ A 5 ♦ 8 7 3 ♣ K 10 9 6 2	N W E S	♠ 5 ♥ Q 10 6 4 ♦ Q 9 6 5 ♣ Q J 8 7
	♠ K Q 7 3 2 ♥ J 8 3 ♦ A J 10 ♣ A 5

NS 3♠; NS 2♥; NS 1N; EW 2♣; Par +140

West	North	East	South
Pass	Pass	Pass	1 ♠
Pass	2 ♠	Pass	3 ♠
All pass

South should give up over 2S. There are just too many losers for North's weak hand to cope with. Despite the 15pts it is really just a balanced opener with losers to match. Pard actually has pretty good 2S bid, and could be a lot worse.

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