[ewj]

Scoring: MP

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Playing with a reasonable player against two fairly weak but aggressive players..


You open 2♣, LHO doubles, partner passes and RHO bids 3♦
You bid 3♥ and partner bids 4♥


You haven't asked what the double means but they wouldn't have an agreement...you definitely don't have an agreement about what the pass means but partner would probably have bid with a good suit I expect.

[mtvesuvius]

I'm going to interpret partner's pass as positive... So of course I will bid on, the question is what? I see some serious merit in bidding RKC then asking for the Q♥, but I also need to know about the Q♠. In my methods there is no way to do so... I'm also inclined to try 5♦ and see what partner does, however I will be (sorta) scientific. 4NT.

[Fluffy]

I take all of partner's bids as negative. partner could have nothing at all and we go down at the 5 level, but ♥xxx and ♠QJxx for a cold grand is also possible.

Partner is not going to evaluate his spade holding no mater what we bid. Alone in the dark, I go for the conservative route and pass.

[mike777]

my guess is in ACBL land many play pass=positive which means pard is forced to xx with nothing.

But I still play over x then 2h=same=negative as if opp did not bid.

So in OP I bid on.