I tried to do a Piltch...

[Fluffy]

This morning I was dealt on BBO:

 

 

AKQJxx

AKxx

x

Ax

 

board #1, nobody vul, second position.

 

I recognized the pattern, and after opening 2 clubs starte to speculate about rebidding 2NT so partner could use stayman or something but it went:

 

 

pass-2♣-2♦-pass

3 ♦ -

 

I still tried bidding 4♦, maybe pass is better asking for longest suit

 

 

 

pass-2♣-2♦-pass

3 ♦ -4♦- X -4♥

pass

 

And I went all in trying even for grand and bid slam, hoping that partner's voluntary 4♥ was a real suit, and not just a preference over my possible majors.

 

http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&lin=pn|malaskog,scarletv,johan8,Fluffy|st%7C%7Cmd%7C3STH259D48JQKC357K%2CS38H68JQD259C248J%2CS2459H7TD37TAC9TQ%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%201%7Csv%7Co%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2C%7Cmb%7C2D%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3D%7Cmb%7C4D%7Cmb%7Cd%7Cmb%7C4H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4N%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C5D%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C6H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cmc%7C12%7C

[Winstonm]

This morning I was dealt on BBO:

 

 

AKQJxx

AKxx

x

Ax

 

board #1, nobody vul, second position.

 

I recognized the pattern, and after opening 2 clubs starte to speculate about rebidding 2NT so partner could use stayman or something but it went:

 

 

pass-2♣-2♦-pass

3 ♦ -

 

I still tried bidding 4♦, maybe pass is better asking for longest suit

 

 

 

pass-2♣-2♦-pass

3 ♦ -4♦- X -4♥

pass

 

And I went all in trying even for grand and bid slam, hoping that partner's voluntary 4♥ was a real suit, and not just a preference over my possible majors.

 

http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&lin=pn|malaskog,scarletv,johan8,Fluffy|st%7C%7Cmd%7C3STH259D48JQKC357K%2CS38H68JQD259C248J%2CS2459H7TD37TAC9TQ%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%201%7Csv%7Co%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2C%7Cmb%7C2D%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3D%7Cmb%7C4D%7Cmb%7Cd%7Cmb%7C4H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4N%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C5D%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C6H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cmc%7C12%7C

 

A few years back, I spent many, many hours trying to construct a useful 2C system for standard bidders and the conclusion I ultimately came to was that in order to had some kind of reasonable system some hand patterns have to be excluded or bid differently. A fairly common dilemma to address is the two-suited or semi-two-suited hand. My solution and still my advice - use 2C for NT hands and 1-suiters.

 

I would have opened your hand 2C but would have treated it like a spade 1-suiter.

[rmnka447]

Partner had the option to pass over the double of 4 ♦, but chose to show something by bidding 4 ♥. Even if the partner's initial pass over 2 ♦ denied "values" and showed weakness, this subsequent free bid had to be positive in some way. Well judged by both.

 

One more thought - partner doesn't have to take a preference immediately after the double. Don't you have a route to asking for a preference if partner passes and you redouble?

[Fluffy]

If she had no preference she should redouble 4 diamonds to force me to pick. Other than that I don't think there is any specific.