Furlan

http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?lin=pn|Furlan,~~M27888,~~M27886,~~M27887|st%7C%7Cmd%7C2S89JAH24DJQKC6JKA%2CS2347THD246C23458%2CSQKH367TQAD38C7TQ%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%208%7Csv%7Co%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C1H%7Can%7CMajor%20suit%20opening%20--%205%2B%20H%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C1S%7Can%7COne%20over%20one%20--%204%2B%20S%3B%206%2B%20total%20points%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2H%7Can%7COpener%20rebids%20his%20H%20--%206%2B%20H%3B%203-%20S%3B%2011%2B%20HCP%3B%2012-16%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C6N%7Can%7C4%2B%20S%3B%2020-24%20HCP%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH8%7C

In the actual hand, if you play any spade on trick 2, both opponents duck. Go on from here.

You can safely assume that hearts are 100% to be 3-6.

[hv=pc=n&s=s9543hj73da92ckj3&n=skjt2hadq75caq876&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=2hp3hdp4sppp]266|200[/hv] Patton. West leads ♥4. Plan the play (and consider plausible alternative lines, if any).

I'd love to play against that system... with screens. South: (fast) 1♣ Me: (10 seconds) pass North: 1♥ East: pass South: (fast) 1NT Me: (10 seconds) pass North: 6NT! East: pass South: pass Me: (10 seconds): Double! (all pass) (10 seconds) ♦A (10 more seconds) ♠A (another 10 seconds) ♦K South: Director! He gave my partner unauthorized misinformation!

1♣ - 1♠ 2♣ - 2NT1 3♠2 - 4♦3 4♥3 - 4NT4 5♣5 - 5♦6 5♠7 - 7♣/7NT 1 GF with club support 2 spade shortness 3 cue 4 RKCB 5 1 6 ♣Q? 7 Yes and ♠K

My teammates at the 2009 Transnational played 2♣ just made, against 6♠ bid and made at our table. The tray was larger than they were used to...

There is. It's a book, published by the French Bridge Federation; full title is "Le Système d'Enseignement Français".

FYP (sorry, couldn't resist)

Roudi is just the former (sort of checkback stayman). The latter is what they call "third suit forcing".

Poll added. Indeed, he didn't promise diamonds. Preemptive.

[hv=pc=n&e=s6hq4daj64caqt642&d=w&v=b&b=4&a=pp1c1sd3s]133|200[/hv] IMPs. No relevant agreements. Do you move?

[hv=pc=n&w=s85hkt6dk7caqj963&n=sqt96haq9da852c75&d=n&v=n&b=5&a=1dp2d3cpp3nppp]266|200[/hv] IMPs. Carding agreements are simply "UDCA", no further discussion. ♣Q, 5, 2, 8 Now what and why?

What we play around here is 2♣ - 2♦ - 3NT/4♣/4♦/4♥ shows 4441 shape, bidding below the singleton (i.e. 3NT=singleton ♣ and so on). Responder bidding opener's singleton then asks for controls (1st step shows 6), anything else is to play.

Typical freak from a Best Hand, about half an hour ago... http://tinyurl.com/774wbk7