How would you bid these cards

[OleBerg]

1♦ - 2♣

2♦ - 2♠

2NT - 3♣

3NT/Pass

 

Honest.

[cherdanno]

1♦ - 2♣

2♦ - 2♠

2NT - 3♣

3NT/Pass

 

Honest.

If 2♣ isn't gameforcing then it's the obvious bid I think. However, in your auction I would pass or bid 3S as opener, never 3N.

[Fluffy]

If 2♣ ain't GF it isn't so obvious either since bidding a reverse later might be GF for you. That's my case at least.

[OleBerg]

If 2♣ ain't GF it isn't so obvious either since bidding a reverse later might be GF for you. That's my case at least.

That would be standard.

 

I play it as only 10+ though. In part because opener has an artificial GF in 2NT available on the second round. So openers secom bid shows a minimum, and responder will rarely need to establish more than a one-round-force.

[Dirk Kuijt]

Well, playing "little canape" (and not showing it to best effect), it would go:

 

1♥-1

2♦

 

1♥ is a four card heart suit, which may have a longer second suit. 1♠ over 1 ♥ is a Kaplan interchange, showing, essentially, a forcing 1NT bid without 5 spades. 2♦ is the long suit.

 

At this point, responder has a serious problem: Try to get back to opener's major, get to NT, or just try to stay low on misfits by passing. My tendency is to pass.

 

Yes,I know that neither of us has bid spades in the natural sense, and so staying in a 5-1 can not be optimum. OTOH, we are still low, which has its own advantages.

[Codo]

I play 14-16 NT as well and as this hand is not rebiddable after 1 Spade from partner, I had tried 1 Nt and finished in 3 NT like he did.