[Lord Molyb]

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Matchpoints, 2♠ is Michaels, showing hearts and a minor (any guesses as to which one? ).

[Bbradley62]

I bid 2N to ask which minor, just because...

[gszes]

didnt see pass after 2s deleted garbage

[Cascade]

gszes, on 2012-December-24, 13:23, said:

3h assuming this shows spade support (limit +) the main reason for this is
if p can scare up a 4d splinter our trump fit is so huge that 6s (maybe even 7)
wont depend on the dia K which will surely fall or be ruffing finessable. This bid
might also get us a 5c exclusion bid if p cant bid 4d and another good way to look
for 6/7.

If I were 100% sure 5c was exclusion after 2s that may be the best way to go but
w/o a practiced partnership there is too much chance 5c can be viewed as natural.

Partner might not appreciate all of this since he has hearts and a minor.

[Cascade]

Lord Molyb, on 2012-December-24, 12:09, said:

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Matchpoints, 2♠ is Michaels, showing hearts and a minor (any guesses as to which one? ).

This is why I do not like Michaels especially in an unpracticed partnership.

Along with the agreement Michaels we also need to agree how to show a suit of our own and even more fundamentally how strong partner is for Michaels.

If ... 2NT P 3♣; P 3♦ is natural I will plan to bid that way. If somehow this is non-forcing and partner's Michaels was constructive I will bid 3NT over 3♣.

[JLOGIC]

I would just try to show diamonds and sign off, 3D if it's natural and 2N then 3D if it's not. Maybe this is overly pessimistic but I cannot see this hand playing very well in 3N with no communication, stiff K of hearts as blockage, etc.

[Hanoi5]

2NT and then 3NT over clubs.

[Phil]

I'll start with 2N. There's a remote chance partner fits diamonds and if that's the case I'll have a hard time not bidding 8.

Assuming partner has clubs I think our chances in 3N aren't too shabby. I'll likely get a spade lead and I will establish diamonds right away. If partner has the ♥A. I have a re-entry and that gets me to 8. Depending on the layout, I'll exit a (possibly cashing the ♠A first) a middle spade and it seems likely they can't stop me from 9.

[P_Marlowe]

you could pass

[Lord Molyb]

not if LHO has KJ109xx of spades..

[gszes]

Cascade, on 2012-December-24, 13:40, said:

Partner might not appreciate all of this since he has hearts and a minor.

I must be BLIND never saw that pass after 2s sigh my bad i will delete my garbage

[gszes]

Phil, on 2012-December-24, 14:39, said:

I'll start with 2N. There's a remote chance partner fits diamonds and if that's the case I'll have a hard time not bidding 8.

Assuming partner has clubs I think our chances in 3N aren't too shabby. I'll likely get a spade lead and I will establish diamonds right away. If partner has the ♥A. I have a re-entry and that gets me to 8. Depending on the layout, I'll exit a (possibly cashing the ♠A first) a middle spade and it seems likely they can't stop me from 9.

I echo this trying to stop in 3d seems too pessimistic despite the probable misfit

[rmnka447]

Partner has to have something as the Michaels bid forces your side to the 3 level. But the hand may play terribly at 3 NT because of potential transport problems.

So, I'm in the camp that will show ♦, and try to sign off there via 3 ♦ or 2 NT-3♣-3♦ according to whatever your agreements are.

[bigbenvic]

3♦ is to play so I bid 2nt and 3♦ (presuming 3♣ is his response) and if he bids 3♠ over that I'll play in 3nt.

If they bid again I gets my doubles ready!

[Fluffy]

3NT is probably down double dummy, buy it will still make against my usual opponents, I think I'd try it, after 2NT, there is no reason why partner can't have diamonds, and LHO might want to bid his semi-solid spades again at the 3 level