Intermediate 15/10/2015 Hand 16

Board 16 West Deals E-W Vul	♠ Q 10 7 2 ♥ K Q ♦ A 7 2 ♣ K 10 6 3
♠ A J ♥ A J 10 3 ♦ K J 4 ♣ A J 9 8	N W E S	♠ K 9 8 4 3 ♥ 7 6 4 ♦ 10 9 ♣ 7 4 2
	♠ 6 5 ♥ 9 8 5 2 ♦ Q 8 6 5 3 ♣ Q 5

W 2N; EW 2♠; EW 2♥; E 1N; EW 2♣; S 1♦; Par −120

West	North	East	South
1 ♣	Dbl	Pass	1 ♦
1 ♥	1 NT	All pass

Lead: ♣ 2

North's bids appear sub-optimal. With a 2card heart suit and 4 in the oppo suit a X can easily end in trouble when pard starts bidding hearts. A rebid of 1Nt shows a much stronger hand.

At another table east chose to compete with 1S over the X with poor values and ended up in trouble when west bid 3 NT, over south's 2d (which is questionable also).

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