Burnham Bridge Club
Competitive Bidding at Pairs
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Straightforward Competitive Bidding
♠  6 5 3
♥  K 8 4
♦  K Q 10 8
♣ K J 6
♠  J 10 7
♥  A Q
♦  A 7 2
♣ 9 7 4 3 2
♠  A K Q 9 2
♥  10 5
♦  J 9 6 5
♣ Q 5
♠  8 4
♥  J 9 7 6 3 2
♦  4 3
♣ A 10 8
Dealer: South  EW Vul
EW can make 8 tricks in spades. NS will make 9 tricks in hearts. If North fails to take action over 2♠, NS will get virtually no match-points out of the board. If East competes to 3♠, NS can allow it to play for a middling +100, or can double for a top score of +200..