mikeh, on 2023-April-10, 14:54, said:
I can tell you that a lot of experts still play it
I use different treatments in different partnerships.
My current preference is for 2C to show a 4 card constructive raise or 4 card limit and 2D to show a 3 card limit.
This maximizes bidding space to allow for exploration of constructive/limit after 2C. If interested, opener can bid 2D
Now 2M is constructive, 2OM is .I’m it with values there, 3m, similar, jumps are splinters with limit
Note, with a nod to the thread up-forum about information leakage, that opener is more likely to use the 2D bid with slam interest than with game interest.
That sounds logical, I like the space saving.
P 1
♥
2
♣* 4
♥ (I will try to make game)
P 1
♥
2
♣* 2
♦ (we may have 6)
As the original thread title says, I've tried several Drury variations and settled on a 2
♦ Drury because we considered 3 & 4 card support largely irrelevant when deciding on game, but I see it can be important when thinking of slam, and 2
♦ Drury freed up a natural 2
♣ which we thought more likely than 2
♦ by a passed hand.
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." MikeH
(still learning)
"At last: just calm down, this kind of disrupted boards happens every day in our bridge community. It will always be an inherent part of bridge until we move to a modern platform, and then will we have other hopefully less frequent issues." P Swennson