[Cthulhu D]

In a 2/1 GF context with a 14-16 NT, what do people do on auctions like:

1C!* - (P) - 1H!** - (2H)

* Clubs or balanced hand
** 4+ Spades

I currently play something like:

Pass 11-13 with 2 card support or an unbalanced hand that cannot find a bit here.
X - 3 card support
2S - 4 Card support
3C - weak, unbalanced, long clubs
3D - Reverse

What do you do with 2NT? It doesn't seem that likely on the auction you're going to have the big balanced option. Similarly for the rest of the bids?

[SteveMoe]

Pass should not be weak only. With 16+ and 3+♥s, a penalty pass is a good idea too. We hope partner will reopen with a double.

I'd play 2N as Good/Bad - asking partner to bid 3♣ unless s/he has no tolerance for ♣ at all. 2N says I want to sign off at the 3 level. That way, a direct 3♣/♦ bid can be strong and forward going.

With any hand holding enough to rebid (jump to) 2N in a constructive auction I pass hoping to get a double from partner. Red vs White at IMPS I might just bid 3N instead.

2N then a delayed ♠ raise should show the equivalent of a JUMP to 3♠ with a ♥ stop (similar to Lebensohl - Slow = stop) just in case 9 tricks are the limit for us. Again we have to weigh this against doubling them.

[Cthulhu D]

Does it make more sense to play it the other way around? So 3C is the weak bad option and 2NT says 'good hand P'?

[Codo]

This sequence is the same as the vanilla auction
1 ♣ (pass) 1 ♠ (2♥)

So, whatever fits you there, will fit you here. I play g/B NT too and would use 2 NT to show a good hand in clubs and not in the way Steve plays it.

[Cthulhu D]

Codo, on 2012-May-25, 01:01, said:

This sequence is the same as the vanilla auction
1 ♣ (pass) 1 ♠ (2♥)

So, whatever fits you there, will fit you here. I play g/B NT too and would use 2 NT to show a good hand in clubs and not in the way Steve plays it.

Yeah, my question is what do you play here? It's equally applicable after 1D-(P)-1S-(2H) as well.