Intermediate 10/9/2015 Hand 2

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

EW 2♠; W 2♦; W 2♣; NS 1♥; E 1♦; E 1♣; Par −110

West	North	East	South
		2 ♠	Pass
3 ♦	All pass

In most partnerships 3D is forcing. Presumably this was intended here as there is little reason to play in a 5 card suit at the 3 level, vs a known 6 card suit at the 2 level. The hand doesn't really qualify for a bid. As can be seen from the DDA 2S is the best contract yet East is maximum for his bid. In West's position u need to think about 'covers', ie how many losers in pard's hand can u cover. Even with a max as above there are ~7 losers so u need 4 covers to think game maybe on. West probably only has 3 covers and should just pass.

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