[pclayton]

IMPs, all vul

♠AJ52 ♥98 ♦T52 ♣T632

1♠ - 2♥ - pass - pass
2♠ - Double - Pass - ?

[rogerclee]

2N, pull 3♦ back to 3♥ or pass 3♣.

[paulg]

2NT, showing 2 places to play. I'll work out what they are following partner's bid.

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[mikeh]

2N: grope.

I expect partner to read this: this 2N will rarely be needed as natural, while the grope usage will be common: I will more often hold this hand or a 4=1=4=4 hand than 2 spade stoppers, and a desire to play 2N.

I don't pass: the auction strongly suggests that either declarer has 7 spades or that dummy has a couple, and dummy also rates to have an entry or two.... the auction doesn't suggest a broke dummy. I might risk a pass at mps at this heat, but never at imps. Declarer will be able to play almost double-dummy if I pass.

Partner will prototypically be 1=6=3=3, and should rebid 3♥ with that... with 1=5=4=3, he'll bid 3♦ and I will bid 3♥. But with 1=5=3=4, he'll bid 3♣ and I will pass with a sigh of relief.

If I thought that he might misunderstand 2N, I'd bid 3♥ as a least of evils bid.

[jdonn]

2N sounds good to me. Pass is certainly not an option.

[ewj]

pclayton, on Mar 19 2008, 11:16 AM, said:

IMPs, all vul

♠AJ52 ♥98 ♦T52 ♣T632

1♠ - 2♥ - pass - pass
2♠ - Double - Pass - ?

yeh, 2nt

[han]

Yep, clear 2NT. Defending 2SX when they have about half the deck and what may very well be an 8-card fit (with the long spade behind me) is not appealing.

[whereagles]

rogerclee, on Mar 19 2008, 04:22 PM, said:

2N, pull 3♦ back to 3♥ or pass 3♣.

agreeeeeeeeeee

[skjaeran]

2NT for me too.

[Echognome]

Seems a hand made for scrambling 2NT.