[mohitz]

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IMPs, vulnerable against not

(pass) - 1♦ - (pass) - 1NT
(2♥) - ?

Standard setting, not much agreements, X here would be penalty. If you bid 2♠, does that establish forcing pass at any level?

[mtvesuvius]

2♠ seems fairly wtp here. I think it should set up a forcing pass, but as mikeh said in another thread, we're not going to plan our actions as if the auction will come back to us on the 5 level.

[Fluffy]

Not GF yet, so no forcing pass IMO.

2♠ is certainly WTP if double is penalty, if double was take out I'd like it because finding ♣AK is very easy when you set clubs as trumps.

[dake50]

Which of 2S, Dbl, 3H gets partner to 'see' 5+Clubs to AK is slammy?
He passed over 1M to bid 1NT, very likely he has 5+Clubs.
I want to encourage clubs or D-xxx + CA.

[mikeh]

2♠ seems clear for now....it is a one round force, shows 9 of our cards and, assuming double of 2♥ is takeout (as I think is clear), hints at 10 of them (with 4=1=5=3 and these values we would probably prefer double).

This doesn't, for me, establish any forcing pass since we could play 3♦ here (I think lebensohl/ingberman should still be on...2N by him as a puppet to 3♣, often prepatory to a signoff). Since our force is only to 3♦, a raise by LHO to 3♥ extinguishes the force.

Unfortunately, I suspect LHO is going to be bidding some number of hearts.....so I can envisage trouble ahead....if I'm lucky, it'll only be 3♥, and maybe partner can show values over that...if not, I have my double card ready.