[Fluffy]

♠9xx
♥KQJ
♦A10x
♣109xx


NS vul

1♣!-ps-1♦!-ps
1♠-ps-ps-??


1♣= polish club
1♦= 0-6 (7)

1♠ is either 4 cards on 12-14 bal or 17-19 5+

[whereagles]

1NT. Seems liveable.

gonzalo's posting spree?? lol

[gnasher]

Would partner have bid already with a strong notrump?

Assuming that he would have, it seems likely that LHO is strong, RHO is very weak, and partner has about a 10-count. If so, I'm not sure what good bidding will do - the red-suit tricks will probably be as useful in 1♠ as they will in 1NT, and it doesn't seem that we have any source of tricks (though partner might have five clubs).

Looking at in another way, I'm sub-minimim for a balancing 1NT, I have no spade stop, and my values are all defensive. I pass.

[Apollo81]

My understanding of Polish club is that opener could actually have a 3-card major here if he happens to be 3235, and responder might not pass with less than 3-card support.

I agree with gnasher that partner's inaction on the hand makes LHO quite likely to hold the 17-19 5!♠ hand. It seems like responder didn't know this when he passed 1♠ (opener could still have 12-14 balanced with 4♠ pretty easily).

So I am passing 1♠ not because I like my defensive prospects, but because I don't like my offensive prospects (partner didnt X 1♠) and I am a little worried that my opponents are cold for 4♠.

[MickyB]

Yeah this isn't a particularly precise auction, I would let it go. They may well be in the wrong strain.

Most play that opener could be 4♠5m and strong too, sure that wasn't the case?

[Codo]

another boring pass...

[jdonn]

I saw this thread yesterday and am still trying to figure out what about our hand makes anyone want to declare anything.

[Fluffy]

we have 7 tricks in 1NT, they have 7 tricks in 1♠, I doubled and partner bid 1NT, but LHO had redoubled before, and RHO found a double with ♦Kxxxx and out... partner retreated to 2♦X for -500