Weak inverted minor raise

[Bbradley62]

Is this the very best hand that North could have?

[hv=lin=pn|bbradley62,~~M6872,~~M6870,~~M6871|st%7C%7Cmd%7C1S2TAH78QKD4589C4A%2CS3456JH36AD6C3678%2CS78QH4TJD7TJQKC59%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%207%7Csv%7Cb%7Cmb%7C1D%7Can%7CMinor%20suit%20opening%20--%203%2B%20D%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%201%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3D%7Can%7CWeak%20--%205%2B%20D%3B%203-%20H%3B%203-%20S%3B%209-%20HCP%3B%205%2B%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CSJ%7C]360|270[/hv]

[georgi]

1N looks better with balanced hand like that.

[ArtK78]

Too good for a 3♦ call. And 1NT is very likely to be better than 3♦ both in scoring and in liklihood of making.

 

Change it to:

 

x

Q87

KQxxx

Jxxx

 

and it would be a max for 3♦.

 

Turns out that 1NT cannot make more than +90 and 3♦ is a likely make as well.