[MarkDean]

Scoring: XIMP

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Partner opens 1♦, you respond 2♣ game forcing, and partner bids 2NT.

Unfortunately, your system here is rather lacking. You have the following knowledge: at these colors, 1NT is 10-12. (edited: If partner is balacned, he is 13-15, stonger balanced hands always open 1♣/2 level bids).

You have agreed that partner would have rebid 2♦ if and only if he has five or more diamonds. That is the extent of your discussion on 1♦-2♣ auctions.

What is your call/plan?

[helene_t]

3NT.

Btw, would p rebid reverse with a minimum 4441?

[Echognome]

I bid 3♣.

Partner Bids - Then I bid...
3♦ - 3♥ (then I bid 4♦ if partner bids 3♠ and pass 3NT)
3♥ - 3♠ (then pass 3NT)
3♠ - 3NT
4♣ - 4♥

[awm]

Agree with 3♣ forcing.

At my table partner and I ran into trouble on this hand for different reasons. Our agreement was that 2♣ was "invitational or better" and that 2NT was natural and showed a maximum (14+ to 15), but partner wasn't sure that 3♣ would be forcing here (his thought was that it could show a pushy "long-suited invite" that only wants to be in game opposite a fitting honor, whereas my rule was that an invite-plus hand opposite a maximum is forcing to game).

[Apollo81]

3♣, we could have reasonable play for slam opposite a balanced hand weaker than partner's minimum, therefore we have to try opposite partner's actual range.

[JLOL]

obv 3C, hoping to get to the right game more than anything. He could be 3343 with weak spades.

[whereagles]

what he said.