Vic:
Did EW make 4D? They did not deserve to. They deserve to go down two. Defending 4D, EW deserves to win two club tricks plus the heart Ace & King plus a heart ruff.
Playing in 4H, NS deserves to go down one (EW deserves to win two spades plus one heart plus one diamond). So I am not sure why you want to get to 4H & turn a positive score for setting 4D into a negative score for going down in 4H.
If you play "disciplined" Weak Two bids (which I highly recommend), East is barely strong enough to open 2H not vulnerable. But, their heart suit is too weak to open 2H vulnerable which requires two of the top three honors OR three of the top five including either the Ace or King. East should Pass.
Vic's Version of the Auction: Pass - Pass - 1D - Pass - 2D - Pass - Pass - 3C - Pass - Pass - (Pass pr 3D)
South's 1D: based on Rule of Twenty Plus Two
West's Pass: to overcall at the two level (vulnerable) West should have a strong suit, ideally 6-cards in length. West has a weak club suit only 5 cards in length. It would be reckless for West to overcall 2C. Basically, West has no bid over an opening 1D.
North's 2D: promises at least 4 diamonds & weaker than a Limit Raise - also denies 4 hearts or 4 spades
East: as explained above would be reckless to enter the auction (vulnerable) with that heart suit.
North: don't have game in diamonds - no reason to bid on
West's 3C: too complicated to explain here (should either be passed out OR south could choose to bid 3D which should then be passed out)
Additional Comments: In the actual auction above South should NOT DBL East's opening 2H bid (they should Pass - their DBL promises "tolerance" in all the unbid suits - they have tolerance in spades & diamonds but NOT clubs). Given South did DBL, West should Pass (there is no reason to expect East to have strength in any suit other than hearts).
Reckless bids everywhere one
looks. Playing against experienced opponents, reckless bids can get you in deep
doo doo.
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