Bidding problem

[peachy]

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Online IMPs, all players experts or close, 2/1, none vul.

Partner opens 1C in second seat.

 

(P) 1C (P) 1D

(1NT) P (2H) ? 1NT was explained "majors"

 

Agree with 1D?

What is your bid?

What is your plan?

 

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Step 2:

I bid 3H, lefty passed, partner bid 3NT.

What now?

[JLOGIC]

2S

[Siegmund]

I would have started with 2C inverted, to set up being able to ask for CQ+aces on the next round. I don't have a solution to finding out about partner's diamond length or strength to be sure 7 is safe. I all likelihood I will gamble on 7 if I get 2+Q.

 

I am not at all sure that 2C will be a majority choice.

[pooltuna]

Q1) if 2♦ is not a SJS, yes

 

Q2) well you have lots of choices here 2♠,3♥,3♠,4♥,3♣ if it is forcing,4♣ if it is forcing, 5♣, & 5♦. Well let's dispense with 3♣,4♣,5♣,& 5♦. Doubt exists about 3♣ & 4♣ being forcing (to me anyway). 5♣ & 5♦ are too unilateral and should show less strong(5♣) or more distributional(5♦,i.e. more ♦). So that leaves the majors. 2♠ might be taken as natural. 3♥ might be taken as stopper showing. 3♠ should be initially stopper showing. 4♥ should be a splinter for ♣ (but maybe a ♦self splinter). IMO you can reduce it to 3♠ & 4♥. The advantage of 3♠ is that you might be able to qbid 4♥ over 4♣ or 4♦ but you will be strapped over 5♣ or 5♦ altho a qbid at that point will be grand seeking. 4♥ leaves you in a less descriptive position. I would choose 3♠

 

Q3) see Q2

[aguahombre]

Agree with 1D?

Yes, but this is an example of why we have adopted SJS for 2D/1C and for 2S/1H. (Mike Lawrence's follow-ups).

 

These two 1/1 auctions are overloaded without the SJS's.

[aguahombre]

I would have started with 2C inverted, to set up being able to ask for CQ+aces on the next round. I am not at all sure that 2C will be a majority choice.

Yeh, if going that route we can't have 1C-4C as Minorwood because it is more useful as a 6+ card preempt; so 2C was necessary to set trumps first. If the Diamonds were solid, I would even prefer 2C to using our SJS.

[Fluffy]

I'd bid 4♣ if I was sure it is forcing, but since I am not, I'll try 2♠

[Pict]

2S looks good, but I wonder how it will help me get to 6/7 correct minor.

[Bbradley62]

I would have started with 2C inverted, to set up being able to ask for CQ+aces on the next round. I don't have a solution to finding out about partner's diamond length or strength to be sure 7 is safe. I all likelihood I will gamble on 7 if I get 2+Q.

I agree with this, unless I can ask CQ+aces on my first bid.

[fromageGB]

Same as Bradley. First bid = 4♦, ace ask in clubs, assuming the open shows 3+. But if it could be 2 I think I start with 1♦.

 

On the given start, 4♥ to ace ask in diamonds. If I delay another round, the opps are likely to be at the 4 level.