Posted 2012-June-06, 14:37
1♣? Obviously
X? Seems right
Pass #1 by Opener? This seems impractical, to me. I would bid 3♠, myself, and announce my hand. But, OK.
3♥? I do not understand this call. 2♠ is presumably forcing. Frankly, if you have three cuebids available below 3NT, like here, I would prefer a method where 2♠ is non-committal and 3♥/3♠ are splinters, or where 2♠ agrees clubs but 3♥/3♠ ask for 3NT (and I prefer the school where you bid where you live in the two-cue situation, such that 3♥ would show heart stuff and ask about spade stuff). But, if 2♠ is non-committal but 3♥ asks for a stopper, then OK, but then Opener probably should cooperate and bid 3NT.
4♣? This seems really dumb. Will Opener never show his hand? I mean, if you want to bid past 3NT, jump to 4♠ and show the stiff at least now. 4♣ sounds like long clubs (check), a weakish hand (wrong), no heart stopper (really wrong), and no shortness (wrong).
5♣? If you think partner has no heart shortness (would have bid 4♥ after 3♥ if he didn't bid 3♥ after the double) and that partner has no heart stopper (duh), then what else would you do, when you know that the opponents will cash two hearts and then you can probably claim the rest? Bid 4NT and hope that the opponents never lead a heart?
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