[rbforster]

North opens and opponents are silent.

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What's your auction? (Fancy stuff is ok too)
Where would you like to be if you could pick?

[NickToll]

1♥ - 1♠
2♣ - 2♥
3♦ - 4♦
4♠

3♦: game try, suggests 5422 and no clear direction
4♦: ok, let's play game, pick a major, suggests decent spades
4♠: maybe the long suit of the weak hand has a better chance to succeed

[rogerclee]

3N by N seems good against human opponents.

My auction:

1♥-1♠
2♣-2♥

2♣ = Gazilli, natural or 17+ art
2♥ = 5-7HCP, usually 2♥

So I don't get to this one.

[Gerben42]

Standard or what I really play?

Standard:

1♥ - 1♠
2♣ - 2♥
...

Now North wants to invite without stopper in ♦ and there isn't really a bid for that, so I guess I would probably pass at MP or NV at IMPs. When vuln. at IMPs this is a tough problem. Your choice is basically to overbid 3♦.

System with regular pd

1♥ - 1NT*
2♣** - 2♦***
2♥§ - Pass

* 5+♠
** Gazilli
*** 6+ any
§ 13 - 17 with ♥ and ♣

4 of a major looks like a good bet but kudos if you get there with 24 HCP and no fit!

[FrancesHinden]

My auction would start the obvious way -
1H - 1S
2C - 2H

North now has a very difficult call. One possibility is 2S, showing a 3514 with extra values which would work fine as responder will bid 4S.

THe other possibility is a 4th suit 3D, over which responder will most likely bid 4H, which is a little worse.

[whereagles]

Rob F, on Jan 30 2008, 09:13 AM, said:

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What's your auction? (Fancy stuff is ok too)

1♥ 1♠
2♣ 2♥
2NT pass

2NT = natural, good 15 to 17

nothing fancy needed

[Fluffy]

1♥-1NT (spades)
2♣-2♥
2NT-pass

last pass is not so clear, but the intermediates aren't good for a move.

[helene_t]

Agree with Whereagles.

[rbforster]

So which do people think is the best contract? Obviously they're all better from North, but 4H or 4S or 3N? I think I liked 3N best, but 4H slightly better than 4S.

[Fluffy]

4♠ is the best contract.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

1H - 1S
2C - 2H
Pass

If North wants to bid on, than 2NT it is.

2S by North is not an option, this should
show 3 card support, i.e. a 5431 shape.
2S is only an option, if South showed 5+,
say you play Kalplan Inversion, in which
case 2S would be a great bid.
But even than, if South knows, that he faces
only 2 card support he may pass 2S.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[han]

I agree that opener's third bid is the key, and I think it is clearly not a pass. I'm honestly not sure what I would have bid.

[Apollo81]

I would either bid 2♠ or 3♥ as North at the third call -- where the values are.

[skjaeran]

Tough problem. 2♠ would be my 3rd bid with the north hand after the obvious first four bids in the auction.

[mike777]

emailed bid it.


1H=1S
2C=2H
3H=4H

TOUGH HAND.