Intermediate 15/10/2015 Hand 6

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

EW 4♥; EW 2N; EW 2♦; Par −620

West	North	East	South
		2 ♥	Pass
4 ♥	Pass	Pass	Dbl
All pass

Lead: ♠ 10

With 4 cover cards west may want to check on how strong the weak 2 is. Most do this by way of a 2 NT query. This may depend on the partnership agreement as to how weak the weak 2 can be vulnerable. If one assumes that if pard has KQxxxx, and a off suit queen as a min, then game is still likely and could be bid direct.

South does not have a penalty X, as the hearts are likely to be only 2 tricks, and no reason to believe North has two tricks.

At another table North bid 4S and east bid 5H which was doubled. East,s 5H bid is just a rebid of what he has already told his pard he has, whereas west could have been raising the pre-empt with a weak hand or have a strong hand bidding to make. Clearly west should be captain in this situation.

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