Bridge Problem 18

Remarkable game
A x x x x
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K x x x
A Q x x
As South you hold the above hand. The bidding is as follows:
WestNorthEastSouth
12Pass???
Problem: What should South bid?
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Solution:

Obviously South has a bidding problem. 2 NT is not an ideal bid with the void in hearts. It is quite possible that N/S will bid too high. At the table South passed, bearing in mind that West might bid 2. However West passed as well. The contract of 2 was made for a very good score indeed! Other contracts such as 2 NT all went down. Conclusion: The old maxim "pass as soon as possible when there is a threatening misfit" appeared to be more than right.
The North/South hands were as follows:
West /none



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K x x x x x x x
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A x x x x
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K x x x
A Q x x
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