[mgoetze]

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Question 1: What would 2♠/3♦ mean now?

Question 2: What's your call?

(If you disagree with double feel free to explain why; we play 1NT as nat 15-18.)

[mike777]

1) would just take it as a general force, I have a huge hand, tell me more. Cue=more than 3h raise here.
2) 2s now.

[Vampyr]

mike777, on 2015-March-31, 15:17, said:

2) 2s now.

For me, 3♦. I have more in that suit. On the other hand 2♠ is a lot cheaper...I see why you had a problem.

[PhilKing]

Pass. With an extra point I might make a raise.

[straube]

I like...

2S-general force, promises a rebid
3D-agrees hearts, highly invitational or better
3H-agrees hearts, invitational

So I'd rebid 3D. If I didn't have this agreement, I'd probably just bid 3H.

[P_Marlowe]

#1 I would guess 2S natural, to strong for a direct 2S bid, but still nf, 3D art.
#2 4H

With kind regards
Marlowe

[mgoetze]

P_Marlowe, on 2015-April-01, 01:51, said:

#2 4H

Just out of curiosity, do you expect partner to bid 1NT if he has 9xxx Jxx xxxx xx?

[PhilKing]

And back to question 1, I think a raise to 3♥ should promise 5 trumps, since when we are very strong partner often has 3 trumps here. I suspect in a vacuum I would play 2♠ as naturalish (eg 5413 or 5404 strong) and 3♦ as a 4-card raise.

[P_Marlowe]

mgoetze, on 2015-April-01, 01:55, said:

Just out of curiosity, do you expect partner to bid 1NT if he has 9xxx Jxx xxxx xx?

No.

At the end of the day Pass, 3H and 4H are ok, but I am not sure, partner knowes, what
he needs to raise 3H to 4H, so I would either go low, or shoot for the stars.