#11 Neither Vulnerable
East   South  West   North
  1♣         1♠        2♠       Pass
  3♠       Pass     ???
 
West
♠ A Q 5
♥ 5 4
♦ A 5 3
♣ A 10 5 4 3
 
West’s 2♠ bid shows 5+ card club support and 11+ total points. When East bid 3♠ – East is asking for a stopper. There are always lots of questions of whether the 3♠ bid shows or asks for a stopper. Logic dictates that in this auction, 3♠ is asking since if East had a spade stopper they would just bid 3NT themselves.
 
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