[mgoetze]

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Your call? In case it matters, 3♦ over your 3♣ would be non-forcing (ELC), and 2NT would be Lebensohl.

[gszes]

there is little difference between this sequence and
2s p p X p. I have some limits on my hand since I was unable to bid over 2d (same with p over 2h). We
have no trouble showing some power with a 3c bid but that does not seem to do this hand justice.

There seems to be little reason to assume we cannot have have a game. Lho did not raise to 3s and could make a pass while totally broke.

3c would start to show this hand but I can bid 3c with a k less and no hint of a spade stop. I think this hand deserves a bit stronger treatment.

3s.

If p is very short in spades we might reach a difficult to bid game this way or p might surprise us and bid 3n on some occassions.

[han]

You have nice honors, but no clear fit and no good stopper. The auction is not quite the same as the auction 2S - p - p - Dbl, as partner won't have a very strong hand here. I think that his minimum is also a bit lower.

I would bid 3C positive. If partner corrects to 3D I would pass.

[gwnn]

han, on 2012-May-02, 04:17, said:

You have nice honors, but no clear fit and no good stopper. The auction is not quite the same as the auction 2S - p - p - Dbl, as partner won't have a very strong hand here. I think that his minimum is also a bit lower.

I would bid 3C positive. If partner corrects to 3D I would pass.

what do you think of pass?

[han]

I wouldn't pass, I have what could easily be 4 small spades.