bucky

This will be the layout to cash CA (and give partner ruff) IF north didn't have CJ. With CAJ there is no reason to play CA, not to mention it is pretty unlikely for partner to hold 6241 and only bid 3S. Declarer can pitch two clubs and ruff one. But of course I agree Fred would be unlikely to bid 3S with 6241 :P After declarer pitches two clubs on diamonds, he still has 3 clubs (KQx) left. He has 1435 shape in your example hand. Where does the ruff come from?

This will be the layout to cash CA (and give partner ruff) IF north didn't have CJ. With CAJ there is no reason to play CA, not to mention it is pretty unlikely for partner to hold 6241 and only bid 3S.

This (sometimes called Reverse Capp?) is clearly better IMO. However, last time I checked, it was not in GCC,although I never understood why. I suspect that would be one of the reasons why people play Capp as is...

Nice introductory post to the topic of reverse. What about reverse sequences that only involve 2 suits, i.e. 1X - 1NT - 2Y, where Y is a higher-ranking suit than X? I'd like to hear about the standard/expert treatment, as well as other useful (albeit non-mainstream) offering.

Even if double here is negative (as it should be), 3NT is still the most practical bid.