Board 11
South Deals
None Vul | | ♠ | J 9 7 6 | | ♥ | 9 6 | | ♦ | A 10 6 | | ♣ | A Q 8 4 |
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| ♠ | A K 2 | | ♥ | A Q 8 4 | | ♦ | Q | | ♣ | 10 9 6 3 2 |
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| | | | ♠ | 3 | | ♥ | 10 7 5 3 2 | | ♦ | 9 7 5 4 3 2 | | ♣ | 5 |
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| | ♠ | Q 10 8 5 4 | | ♥ | K J | | ♦ | K J 8 | | ♣ | K J 7 |
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S 4♠; EW 4♥; N 3♠; S 2N; EW 2♦; S 1♣; Par +100: EW 5♥×−1
| West | North | East | South |
| | | | 1 NT |
| Pass | 2 ♣ | Pass | 2 ♠ |
| Pass | 3 ♠ | All pass | |
North has a marginal 2C call, but has an invite hand when pard bids 2S. Despite the max and 5 card suit, South feels his hand is "god awful" and elects to pass. Game is not a good chance, with potentially 2 spade losers, 2 heart losers, 1 diamond loser.
Game is 50% or so. I think in reality it is close to impossible to downgrade 14 with a five card suit to not accept an invite.
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