4-5-2-2 Hands-- opener's rebid after INT forcing response

[fromageGB]

The way I learned KI, is that 1s shows 0-4 spades. After 1s, opener bids 1n with 4 spades, otherwise, they make the bid they would have made if partner had made a 1nt forcing bid.

The way I have always played it is different, perhaps because I play a 15+ Gazzilli that has no option meaning weak hand with clubs, which in turn means (after 1♠ 1NT) that 2♦ is not necessarily a diamond suit. Now it seems right after a 1♥ and a 0-4 1♠ reply that 1NT is natural (reclaiming the formerly lost 1NT) and that therefore 2♦ shows 4 spades. No spade fit ever missed, and you get a natural 12-14 1NT. I certainly prefer this to the way you learned.

[RuflRabbit]

The way I have always played it is different, perhaps because I play a 15+ Gazzilli that has no option meaning weak hand with clubs, which in turn means (after 1♠ 1NT) that 2♦ is not necessarily a diamond suit. Now it seems right after a 1♥ and a 0-4 1♠ reply that 1NT is natural (reclaiming the formerly lost 1NT) and that therefore 2♦ shows 4 spades. No spade fit ever missed, and you get a natural 12-14 1NT. I certainly prefer this to the way you learned.

 

Interesting. So what do you do with minimum unbalanced hands holding hearts and a minor?