To Pass Or Not

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spade8 6 4 2
  2. heartA 9 3
  3. diamondA 9 4
  4. clubA K 4
  1. spadeQ J
  2. heartJ 10 8 7 4
  3. diamondJ 8 2
  4. club10 5 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 2 - - 1
S 2 2 - - 1
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA K 10 9 5
  2. heartK Q
  3. diamondQ 6 5
  4. clubJ 7 6

Contract: 2spade
Declarer: East
Lead: club2
  1. spade7 3
  2. heart6 5 2
  3. diamondK 10 7 3
  4. clubQ 9 8 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass
1NT Pass 2spade Pass
Pass Pass
When North went up with heartA and saw the king and two from declarer and partner respectively, he continued with trumps - killing dummy stone dead. East had no where to go and eventually lost three clubs, three diamonds and a heart for two off - the kiss of death at this vulnerability. Of course East was mad too - he should have passed 1NT and that would have been minus 100. Had West passed sensibly, North's 1NT would have gained plus 90, but not very many match points.
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