Gazilli after 1H - 1S?

[Finch]

I don't often play matchpoints, but I was worried a little bit about not being able to stop in 1NT. This morning I dealt 50 hands starting with 1H - 1S to compare the auctions with standard auctions. 2D in a 4-3 didn't come up, but we got to 2H twice where a standard auction would stop in 1NT. It often isn't so clear whether 2H in a 5-2 is better or worse.

 

1H - 1S - 2S on a 3-5-(32) came up twice as well. I think that this is not so good.

 

I like how the methods avoid the dreadful 1H - 1S - 2D - 3C fourth suit, and how it deals with opener holding 6+ hearts. 1H - 1S - 2C as 11-15 is also quite nice if you are used to standard bidding.

 

when we were comparing possible methods I also dealt a lot of hands and looked at possible auctions. We decided we didn't want to play a method where you had to raise a 4+ card 1S response to 2S on a 35(32)s, as that was often the wrong contract. Playing in 2M rather than 1NT we already knew we were comfortable with, because it's the same as playing a (semi-)forcing 1NT response.