gnasher, on 2013-January-30, 11:05, said:
People seem to be making rather heavy weather of this. I don't see any need for anyone to do anything weird like rebidding a 5-card suit, treating a singleton as a stopper, or guessing whether spades are controlled.
1♦-2♣
2♦-2♥
3♣-4♣ (all natural so far)
4♦-4♥ (cue, cue)
4♠-4NT (cue, Keycard)
5♦-6♣
1♦-2♣
2♦-2♥
3♣-4♣ (all natural so far)
4♦-4♥ (cue, cue)
4♠-4NT (cue, Keycard)
5♦-6♣
So 2H on a 3 carder is natural when you happen to have 4S? Kirk to Spock!