Intermediate 15/10/2015 Hand 8

Board 8 West Deals None Vul	♠ Q 10 ♥ J 9 7 4 3 ♦ K 4 ♣ Q 9 7 6
♠ A 9 8 4 ♥ K Q 8 6 ♦ 3 ♣ A K 10 2	N W E S	♠ K 6 5 ♥ 10 2 ♦ A Q 10 9 8 ♣ J 4 3
	♠ J 7 3 2 ♥ A 5 ♦ J 7 6 5 2 ♣ 8 5

EW 4N; EW 4♠; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 4♣; Par −430

West	North	East	South
1 ♣	1 ♥	2 ♦	Pass
3 NT	All pass

Lead: ♥ 3

1H seems poor. Poor suit, balanced, quacks. If defending pard is going lead from his Ax or Kx and possibly cost a trick. 2 NT is probably better by West. Should be GF and allows for discovery of 4-4 spade fit.

At another table North passed, and the bidding went by WE 1C 1D;1H 1 NT; 3 NT. 3 NT seems an overbid.

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