[pescetom]

But let's start with the bidding.

MP, nobody vulnerable.

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Your call as dealer North?

[mike777]

1S

[mw64ahw]

mike777, on 2026-March-11, 14:16, said:

1S

Slightly different from me 1♠

[pescetom]

3S and then Undo to 1S, anyone?

There is also Pass (at least for the pair who scored top here).

[pescetom]

OK, lets keep it moving mainstream, cyberyeti in East missed his chance over Pass.

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[mw64ahw]

pescetom, on 2026-March-11, 15:36, said:

OK, lets keep it moving mainstream, cyberyeti in East missed his chance over Pass.

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Got to be 2♣ for me & let's find out whether opener is min. or slam going at the first step.

[pescetom]

mw64ahw, on 2026-March-11, 15:49, said:

Got to be 2♣ for me & let's find out whether opener is min. or slam going at the first step.

Alerted and explained if required as?

[mw64ahw]

pescetom, on 2026-March-11, 15:58, said:

Alerted and explained if required as?

Yep balanced or ♣

[mike777]

1S-2C
2NT(6+S)=3S or 4S???


Very interesting bidding problem
South has all those keys, in context extra Hcp for the 2/1 bid, yet has a minimum adjusted 7LTC hand. I have not run into this situation actually at the table

Will South apply the brakes??

[pescetom]

mw64ahw, on 2026-March-11, 16:01, said:

Yep balanced or ♣

"balanced or ♣"?
You have no inferences about possible 3 or 4 card support of spades in either case?
"Directorr !"

[mw64ahw]

pescetom, on 2026-March-11, 16:17, said:

"balanced or ♣"?
You have no inferences about possible 3 or 4 card support of spades in either case?
"Directorrrr"

Last time I looked balanced hands can contain 3♠. I did miss out the game invitational piece though.

[pescetom]

mw64ahw, on 2026-March-11, 16:22, said:

Last time I looked balanced hands can contain 3♠. I did miss out the game invitational piece though.

And did it cost you anything to say "balanced, even with 3 card support of spades"?
And would you have bid differently with clubs or balanced holding 4 card support of spades?

[mike777]

So partner rebid three spades over 2NT

I rebid 4S, shows minimum

Partner passes 4S

[jillybean]

1♠:2♣

Alert, what's that?
Game forcing, clubs or balanced, if balanced clubs could be a short as 2
Do we really need to spell out that balanced with as few as 2 clubs could contain 3 spades?

Same bidding with clubs, with 4 card support we have Jacoby available, all we be disclosed if ops ask for more information,
or they can read the &CC. I want to ask, why all these questions during our GF auction when you have no intention of bidding?

[akwoo]

2C for me, but this is precisely the only shape with fewer than 4 clubs that we're bidding 2C on.

[thepossum]

pescetom, on 2026-March-11, 13:39, said:

But let's start with the bidding.

MP, nobody vulnerable.

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Your call as dealer North?

1 spade. I would consider 2 but it is too strong

[thepossum]

pescetom, on 2026-March-11, 15:13, said:

3S and then Undo to 1S, anyone?

There is also Pass (at least for the pair who scored top here).

Yes I considered a pre-empt. Just catching up

[thepossum]

 pescetom, on 2026-March-11, 15:36, said:

OK, lets keep it moving mainstream, cyberyeti in East missed his chance over Pass.

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I'm bad 2NT
What's next

I mean it is not the best 2NT despite the points

Opener rebids 4 spades minimum

[pescetom]

 jillybean, on 2026-March-11, 19:26, said:

1♠:2♣

Alert, what's that?
Game forcing, clubs or balanced, if balanced clubs could be a short as 2
Do we really need to spell out that balanced with as few as 2 clubs could contain 3 spades?

Same bidding with clubs, with 4 card support we have Jacoby available, all we be disclosed if ops ask for more information

My point was about the undisclosed inferences from the bid not made of Jacoby (plenty of balanced or clubs hands have 4 card spades).
But I realise that explaining inferences is not a big thing in ACBL (even if mandated by law) and that maybe all your opponents would assume rightly that you do play Jacoby.

Back to the hand, sorry.

[pescetom]

The room seems to agree on
1♠ - 2♣

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Your second bid as dealer North?