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Not especially a forcing pass for me too ! I'll will show my support to partner : 5♠ Alain

I'd bid 4♥. This describes my hand and I think this is enough (RHO bid only 2♣ and I see no reason to bid 5♥ to go down or push them in an unbidable 6♣) Alain

Dbl, a bit light but 5♥

Too much to preempt : I open 1♠ Alain

Agree :o I hope I will never play in front of that "north" ;)

Agree that south must bid first round but the bad result comes from the horrible dbl of 3♠. Alain

Very close but OK for 3♥ overcall. You probably found the only player in this world who plays dbl as penalty in this position ! ;) Alain

2♦ in sandwich with that is not for me. Dbl is non sense Alain

As the others said, the negative dbl was a bit light but the auction was fine till 3♣. I don't find a word for the 4♣ bid ;) Alain

Joker style : no, no ! LOL ;) I should take the risk to pass at MP but will definitively bid 1NT at imps. Alain

No, Fred is getting Justin for this and it will be very interesting ! :( :P :( Good luck to you both ! Alain PS : Hope this will take place in convenient european hours ;)

I will dbl on the first (auction can finish here) and pass on the second (auction will not die here and I hope to come back later if possible : 2NT over 2♠) Alain

The reason I don't like DONT has been mentioned by Roland (length of suits). If I'm forced to bid in DONT I will just show a ♣ one suiter (to much difference in length in the suits) and the call is DBL in DONT isn't it ? Alain

4♥ Opps generally have ♠ so time to create them some problems. Alain

I pass too. We had spades ! Sorry, next board please... :) Alain

I agree that 3♣ is better than dbl (when you have a natural bid....) and I will probably bid it like Justin Alain

4♠ too

Partner wants to play 4♥ so he's unbalanced with nothing special to say, not ♠/4, no shortness... something like : (J)x A(J)x (D)x KQJxx and pick some cards to add in J of ♥ (likely in the hand for accepting), the Q or J of ♦ or the J of ♠ So, any slam will be risky : 6NT being the one with the best chances IMHO Alain

I agree totally Alain

I would take it as 5-6,H, very distributional with a huge ♥ fit and shortness in ♣ The kind of hand Frances gave. Alain

Yes, 3♦, good suit and not minimum, wtp ? Alain

I'd have bid 3♥ and pass over 3NT by partner Alain

Same for me ! A ♥ support can be enough for game and the best way to know it is opening in ♥. IMHO, you go nowhere by opening in ♦ cause you don't have enough to show you ♥ suit. Alain

At this vul, I pass. Don't want to take the risk to go -200. I think I have to much to loose. Alain

3NT too I probably have the same imagination as Roland ! :P You can go down in 2NT or make 4NT so I bid the average : 3NT :P Alain