[stansllee]

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The bidding was happened at the other table.
At my table, the bidding was exactly same up to 2♥, I took its usually honour doubleton heart support, since he can bid:

2♠ to show natural 4-card suit
2NT to show 3-2-2-6, 2-2-3-6 or 3-1-3-6
3♣ to show 3 card hearts and a good clubs
3♦ to show 3 card hearts and ♦-shortage
3♥ to show 3 card hearts and 2-3-2-6, clubs is so so
3♠ to show 3 card hearts and ♠-shortage
3NT to show solid clubs

As long as my partner failure to bid 3NT over my 2♦, the 7♣ is an impossible contract to me!

[Bbradley62]

 stansllee, on 2011-January-01, 16:32, said:

3♣ to show 3 card hearts and a good clubs
3♦ to show 3 card hearts and ♦-shortage

3♣ isn't natural?
3♦ isn't a ♦ preference (rather than ♥)?

[whereagles]

I would probably end up in 6♣. I've once had a relay auction for a 4-3 grand like this one.

[Fluffy]

sorry to ask, but why would anyone want to play 7♥ on this board?

[Phil]

2♥ might be Hx, but it might not be. I fail to see how 2♠ can show four since he rebid 2♣ instead of 1♠. Why would 3♣ show THREE card heart support while 2♥ doesn't? And who says 7 of anything is good?

I think you are trying to blame your partner for something, but I can't figure out what! Sorry, this is all very LOL.

[JLOGIC]

 Fluffy, on 2011-January-01, 19:53, said:

sorry to ask, but why would anyone want to play 7♥ on this board?

lol +1

[the hog]

 JLOGIC, on 2011-January-02, 00:27, said:

lol +1

Probably because the contract makes, but I really have to add +2.

[stansllee]

 Phil, on 2011-January-01, 23:12, said:

2♥ might be Hx, but it might not be. I fail to see how 2♠ can show four since he rebid 2♣ instead of 1♠. Why would 3♣ show THREE card heart support while 2♥ doesn't? And who says 7 of anything is good?

I think you are trying to blame your partner for something, but I can't figure out what! Sorry, this is all very LOL.

For your information, at my table, we end up to play in 6♣. Why should I blame my partner? He did nothing wrong.
As to 2♥ usually honour doubleton heart support, cos sometime, you might hold AQ10762 looking for slam; or AK963 just interest in game, you need to know partner hearts holding: Hx (for slam hand) or xxx 3-small to play in 4♥.

By the way, if we can say Hx with 2♥, and 2NT for 1-2 card heart, all three level must be 3-card hearts, this is some sort of Adjunct, something similar to Hardy Adjunct after New Minor Forcing.

[Cyberyeti]

 the hog, on 2011-January-02, 02:13, said:

Probably because the contract makes, but I really have to add +2.

You would never wish to be in 7♥. If the clubs behave, 7♣ and 7♥ make, 7N also makes (and can cope with a bad heart break).

Can you get to 7N and would you want to ?

Our auction would be 1♣(4+)-1♥-2♣-2♦(fully artificial)-3♥(almost certainly 6♣, 3♥ good hand)-4♦(RKCB♣)-4♥(0/3)-4♠(Q♣)-?

Now the question is how optimistic you feel, partner clearly has ♣xxx (he only has 4 hearts and would have used an inverted raise 4-4 in the curly suits by our methods). If you decide to show the Q♣ he'll bid 7N if not he'll bid 6N.

[kgr]

1♣-1♥
2♣-4♣ (4♣=forcing asking controls)
4♦-4NT (4♦ control)
5♦-5♥ (30; ♣Q ask)
6♣-6NT (No ♣Q)

[mfa1010]

Raise clubs -> RKC -> Ask for ♣Q -> 6NT -> Next board please.

[lamford]

I think 1C - 1H - 2C - 4C should be RKCB in clubs, and that would be my choice with my regular partner. Now after 4D (0/3), 4H asks for the queen of clubs, and I would then sign off in 6NT at any form of scoring.

[akhare]

 Fluffy, on 2011-January-01, 19:53, said:

sorry to ask, but why would anyone want to play 7♥ on this board?

LOL + n -- only lots of new year champagne can explain the rationale for 7♥ ...