[bluejak]

Maybe it did, but we have to rule according to the Laws. Making life easier is not relevant in the Laws.

[olegru]

What about ajusting to 1NT dbled?
Without UI that 1NT is a strong balanced hand a lot of East would just simply pass after 1NT dbl just waiting for partner to do something smart.
I believe anti-rule "If you do not understand partner - pass in a first opportunity" is a often one on that level.
Before West said he has a 1NT oppening East had no ideas if 2 spades transfer or no and will definatly afraid to go to the third level. By the way, if East would bid 3 clubs what is it according EW system? Would it be too much to assume that West would take it as invitational and bid 3NT?
As a possible resultes to assign I can see: 1NT dbled down 1, 3NT passed down 3, or 4 clubes dbl down 1

[Chris3875]

Olegru - my other thought was 1NT X.

A 3C bid after a normal 1NT opening would be invitational to 3NT and certainly showing a lot more points than East actually had.

Reading this site has shown me that bridge directing is a pretty complicated job when you can see such a varied range of opinions on one incident.

Is there any doubt that there was mistaken explanation? Certainly by West when she described the 2S bid. According to Law 75 this is an infraction of Law and in my opinion resulted in damage to N/S who could have made 3S.

If systems were "off" after the 1NT re-opening bid, East may have just bid 2C to show the weak clubs and South may have bid 2S to show 5 spades in his hand. East can only presume that partner has 11 points after initially passing, and East has only 7 - what do you need for a 3-level contract - about 20?

I thought the whole auction became a bit of a farce after West's comment about her hand - which should have restrained East

[bluejak]

I do not believe players with a weak hand and a six card suit are prepared to play 1NT dbld.

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Reading this site has shown me that bridge directing is a pretty complicated job when you can see such a varied range of opinions on one incident.

The majority of cases are not like this, Chris, but you do seem to get more complicated cases than most club TDs.

[Chris3875]

Maybe it has something to do with the type of players I mostly direct - they seem to get themselves into all sorts of interesting situations.

[bluejak]

Good. Keep telling us about them.