[gwnn]

Scoring: IMP

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NW pass, S opens 1♣, showing 16+ hcp any shape. NS like light openings.

W will bid 1♦, N will x, showing 6-8 or so. East bids 3♦, the last bid from their side.

So

p-p-1♣-1♦ 16+
x-3♦-..    6-8

You're NS, take it from here.

Of course you're encouraged to criticize the methods if so you wish.

[whereagles]

pass pass .. 1♣ .. 1♦
dbl ... 3♦ pass pass
dbl ... pass ??

now 3♥ or pass, depending on how lucky I feel. If 3♥, then it might go

3♥ 4♦ (good 6-8, singleton/void)
4♥ pass

[jdonn]

1♣-(1♦)-X-(3♦)
P----P---X---P
3♥--P--4♥--P
P----P

Of course there is no need for north to do anything more if all south can do over the double is bid 3♥ and not even jump to game.

The only difference I could really picture is north bidding 3♠ over 3♥, in case south had decided to make this bid with 3-3 in the majors.

[helene_t]

My silly action at table:

Spoiler

As a true Larry Cohen disciple, I didn't double the second time but bid 3♠. That was not such a success as Csaba bid 3NT

[P_Marlowe]

helene_t, on Nov 16 2008, 06:22 PM, said:

My silly action at table:

Spoiler

As a true Larry Cohen disciple, I didn't double the second time but bid 3♠. That was not such a success as Csaba bid 3NT

I kibbed this, and I found your bid tough, very tough.
I think I would have made a neg. X, the alternative
being 4D, if you think the hand worth a game force.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[Codo]

I had bid 3 NT with Czabas hand, but that had been no success, so in the post mortem I agree with the way the other contributors bid it to 4 HEart.

As we are allowed to critizise the bidding:
I belive that a direct 1 Spade followed by a Heart bid had described the shape much better. And I had bid this hand with this shape as a game forcing. This is not just "6-8 HCPS".