[Wackojack]

Playing weak 2♦ I would still pass. I hate strong weak 2♦. So:
pass-1♠
2♦-4NT
5♥-6♦
pass
Seriously if LHO leads small from A♣ then congratulate her when you play low.
If RHO has AQ bad luck.

[FM75]

p - 1♣ 16+
2♦¹ - 2♥²
2N³ - 3♦ ⁴
4♦⁵ - 6♦⁶

1) 5+♦, 8-10 points (did not open)
2) Control Ask
3) 3, A=2, K=1
4) Trump ask
5) 2 top honors, 6th. Looking at our hand, partner must have AK♦
6) This can go down only if E leads a club toward an AQ holding, or opponents can ruff the first trick and make the club Ace.

Opponents know only that North has 2 top honors, but not which ones and that he holds an Ace and a King, one of which must be a diamond. South's minimum strength is known and he chose to look for a diamond fit.

[masonbarge]

 eagles123, on 2015-February-12, 10:48, said:

So I had the pleasure of playing with Cyberyeti in one of the Norfolk clubs last night, which was fun apart from the fact I managed to butcher virtually every board - sorry dude

anyway I thought this was quite an interesting hand, how do people bid this

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North deals, EW silent throughout. It's MP

how do people bid this?

Thanks

Eagles

2♦-2NT-3NT

[Trinidad]

2♣-2NT (weak 2 in diamonds or a strong hand - Ogust)
3♠-6♦ (maximum with a good suit - At worst on the club finesse, unless spades split horribly)

Rik

[zillahandp]

Amazing replys from results merchants, lots of them because seeing all the hands you know 6nt by s is on does not make it right. At mps and modern acol the bidding might go
1nt p 2c p 2d p 3c extended stayman 3d 3nt
Or 1d p 2nt jacoby p 3d p 4d 4nt reply p bid showing whatever Blckwd 6d, then 6nts is a serious option to protect kc and at mp scoring
Or p p 1s p 3d p 4nt then as above
Or p p 1s p 2d p 4d p 5d p p p
In short it depends on a series of judgements none of which are wrong, dont beat yourself up Norfolk player. If I were two tops up and four boards to go 3nt for me

[overruff42]

in my methods, a 2D opener is flannery, therefore north does not open. South opens 1S, after which north bids 1NT (forcing). South can now bid 3D over which north bids 4H, kickback for diamonds. South responds 5C (2 + diamond queen. North should now sign off in 5D fearing two club losers. South, however, is in position to go on, knowing his club king is protected, and the excellent diamond slam is reached.

[jdgalt]

The vulnerability will make a difference.

If we're vul, I would bid it this way: 2D - 2NT (feature ask) - 3D (none) - 3NT. South has all suits stopped if he's declarer, and on a club lead I can count 11 cashing tricks. (After 2NT I can be pretty sure partner has the AK. If non-vul this might not be true, but I'd still bid 3NT, trusting partner to take it out if weak.)

[Fluffy]

1♦-1♠
2♦-2♥
3♦-4♦
5♦-6♦

OR alternatively

1♦-1♠
2♦-2♥
2♠-3♠
4♠-4NT
5♥-6♠

[gnasher]

Maybe
1♦ (unbalanced) - 1♠
2♦ (denying 3 spades) - 2♥ (FG enquiry)
2♠ (doubleton, no second suit) - 3♦
4♦ - 4♥ (cue)
5♦ - 5NT (pick a slam)
6♣ (no, you pick one) - 6NT

but I'd be expecting some sort of prize for this auction.