Deal #31

[straube]

You are South and second seat. Imps. All vul

 

[hv=pc=n&s=sak952ha7d964ca65&w=sq84h642dk72cqt73&n=s763hqj8daqt53cj9&e=sjthkt953dj8ck842]399|300[/hv]

 

Maybe a little light for most strong clubs. Pretend if you can...

[straube]

Z-T bids

 

1C-1S 16+, bal 8-12

2S-2N asks spade honors, no AKQ

3C-3H asks # spades, 3

4S

[akhare]

Pretty boring 1N auction (or longer 1♣ - 2♣ (5+ diamonds) - 2♥ relay auction if you must).

 

1N - 3♣ (14-16; Puppet Stayman)

3♠ - 4♠

[rbforster]

Silent Club:

 

1♣-2♣ strong; diamonds 1 suited

2♦-3♦ weak relay; 3352 GF

3♥-3♠ QP ask; min (6 or less)

4♦-4♥ end relay; forced

4♠-P signoff

 

I can see the upgrade to 1♣; alternative auctions would be 1♠-2♠-game try-4♠, or maybe treating north as a 3 card limit raise to the same effect (1♠-1N-2♣-3♠-4♠).

[Free]

I can't pretend, it's just not enough:

1NT-2NT (14-16 ; GF puppet stayman)

3♠-4♠ (5♠ ; great)

pass

[awm]

1nt - 3nt

 

If I'm getting a club lead, they are probably either 4-4 or 5-3, so I can easily hold up and establish diamonds. Also opponents tend to lead a major on this auction...

 

I expect to make 3nt at least as often as 4s makes (for example if spades are 4-1 then 4s will almost always fail). Of course given all four hands both games make.

[whereagles]

Pet two-way pass:

 

pass 1♦

1NT 2♣

2♠ 3♠

4♠

 

pass = 0-8 or 15+

1♦ = nebulous, catch-all for 9-14 hands with no 5 card major, except 12-14 balanced (opens 1NT)

1NT = natural, 15+

2♣ = staymaniac

2♠ = 5 carder

[yunling]

…Another 1♠-2♠-4♠ for me.

[PrecisionL]

C3: Copious Canape Club

1♣ (upgraded with 7 controls) - 2♦ (8-11 balanced) -

2♠ (SAB-3) - 3♣ (3+♠ & 1-2 Controls) -

4♠ p p p

[Lord Molyb]

P - 1♣

1♥ - 1NT

2♠ - 4♠

 

P = Forcing

1♣ = Asks

1♥ = 15-18

1NT = GF

2♠ = Natural

4♠ = No extras

[Kungsgeten]

Dubbelklubba (Swedish Club) opens 14--16 NT and then uses Puppet Stayman.

 

Pass 2000

 

1♣-1NT; [12--16 unbal or 15--17 bal; 8--11 bal, no 5-card major]

2♥-2♠; [transfer; accept]

3NT-4♠;

[DinDIP]

Modified SCAMP

 

1♣-2♦ 16+ or 11QP; BAL, no 4M, 8+

2♠-4♠ 5+S, usually min; 3S, enough for game but no slam interest (3♠=NF)

 

David

[antonylee]

Way too light for Polish clubbers.

[jack502]

1♣ (15+ any ) 1♥ (semi positive)

2♠ (min with 5 spades) 4♠

[benlessard]

1C-1D (H or pts)

1S-2C (could be 3S 15-20, D to play or GF bal or H+D GF)

2D-2H (at least 2D, bal GF)

2S-4S (5S)

[Zelandakh]

The South hand looks suspiciously like a normal strong NT to me so I expect Adam's auction to be popular in practise. My system does not allow me to hide the 5 spades so it is going to be hard for North to convert to 3NT when it is right.

 

1♣ = 15-17 nat/bal or 18+ any

... - 1♠ = GF without a 4 card major

2♠ = 15-17 bal with 5 spades

... - 4♠