1D-1S-2S-3C

[paulhar]

I'd like to know your feelings on what expert opinion is on the following auction:

 

1D P 1S P

2S P 3C

 

You will note that most of the poll selections are game tries. It goes without saying that if you choose one of the 'game try' selections, that partner can do something else after you reject (or accept!) the game try and show a hand that was interested in more than game; but that partner assumes it's a game try until shown otherwise.

 

A possible followup poll (feel free to elaborate now) is, assuming you do play it as a game try, how does opener reply? (possible options are:

 

Opener should just bid 3S or 4S

 

Opener canmake some "concentration" bid to further help in determining game prospects

 

Opener's bids of 3D or 3H accept the game try and cater to the possibility that the 3C was a slam investigation "this time" by showing a control (or concentration by partnership agreement)

 

As above, except 3D and 3H would reject the game try and 4D and 4H would accept it (of course, 3NT and 4C are available...)

 

There are probably other approaches, but I can't think of them at this time...