Australia-Wide Restricted Pairs 2018

On 31 October 2018, following our favourable response to the Australia-Wide Novice Pairs, a similar event was conducted for Restricted-level pairs (each player with fewer than 300 masterpoints). Well done to all, and especially to (pictured): E/W winners Tom Siminski and Sharon Bull; tournament director Sylvia Goodwin; and N/S winners Megan Grant and Margaret Boniface. Each participant received a booklet of detailed analyses – one interesting hand is below…

The following hand earned E/W a special prize if they bid and made 3NT or 4H…how would you fare? (hint: should S bid 5D?)

W dealer, E/W vulnerable                                                                ^NORTH