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Have a look at the East-West hands..without reference to the North-South hands or bidding, would you want to be in 4? At this vulnerability East might well be at the weak end of the pre-emptive spectrum, so to bid 4 would be something of an optimistic punt. It's likely to depend on finding Q in the North hand and the spades no worse than 3-1. Also, not only does it require the clubs to be 3-2 and the hearts no worse than 4-2, there might be a trump promotion even though these side suit requirements are satisfied. On the plus side, if a diamond is led then declarer's hearts can be pitched immediately.

So, what happened?
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