[CSGibson]

I'm searching for help with agreements for follow-ups following a reverse drury call. We play 2-way reverse drury, but I am flexible.

This is what I think we should play over 1M-2♣ (showing limit raise with 3)
2♦: Artificial, no shortness, interested in game
2M: not interested
anything between 2M and 3M - game/slam try showing shortness

after 2♦, responder can make a bid between 2M and 3M showing shortness, otherwise bids 2M. Opener now has the option of making long suit game tries/advance cue bids.

I don't have a structure for jumps between 3 & 4 of my major, I'd probably play them as a good 2nd suit, slam interest. That's off the top of my head, but I have not thought about it deeply, so please don't castrate me for the idea.

I think that's a good structure over 2♣, but I'm stuck over what to do over 2♦, having responder show a 4 card limit raise. My partner really wants to play 2-way reverse drury.

Although I appreciate any response structure, the most useful ones will be somewhat natural based, since that's the ones that are easiest for both of us to remember.

[awm]

Here's an easy one:

Over P-1♠-2♦, play just what you suggested over P-1♠-2♣ and P-1♥-2♣. Now 2♥ (the cheapest bid) shows game interest and 2♠ denies.

Over P-1♥-2♦, 2♥ shows a lousy hand. Everything else means just what it would mean in your auction 1♥-P-2♥ (so your normal game tries, etc). After P-1♥-2♦-2♥, responder can make a short suit try with a really nice hand (i.e. a GF opposite a 1st seat opening based on shape).

[FrancesHinden]

Here's an easy structure after both 2C (3-card support) and 2D (4-card support):
Make bids above 2 of the major mean exactly what they do after partner raises 1S to 2S. So if you usually play 1S - 2S - 3C as a short suit game try, play 1S - 2C/2D - 3C as a short suit game try. If you play Romex game tries, continue to play them.

That just leaves bids below the sign-off. Now it depends a bit on how much room you have, but I play that

1. If there is only one bid between partner's Drury and 2M (1S - 2D, 1H -2C) then bidding 2 of the intermediate suit shows something extra but not enough to drive the 3-level (or possibly a very strong hand). Over this, responder plays the same game tries as we do after a normal raise - so if we usually play 1S - 2S - 3C as a short suit game try, we play 1S - 2D - 2H - 3C as a short suit game try.

2. If there is extra room (1S - 2C) then 2D is the 'neutral' extra values call, and 2H is a natural game try showing 4+. Particularly after 1S - 2C you might have a 9-card heart fit but an 8-card spade fit.

Bear in mind also that what 'extra values' looks like in opener's hand depends on position and vulnerability. A minimum red 1H opening in 4th seat is a rather better hand than a favourable 1S opening in third seat.

[blackshoe]

For something completely different here's what an expert friend of mine suggested a while back:

2♣ is 6-12 points, 4 trumps
.....2M shows no game interest
.....3M is preemptive
.....2♦ shows interest in game
..........2M - 6-9 points
..........3M - 10-12, invitational
..........new suit - natural 5 in new suit, 4 trumps
2♦ shows 3 trumps, 10-12 points.
.....2M - not interested in game
.....2NT - interested in game
.....new suit - natural 5-4
2NT shows 5-5 minors, 9+-12- pts
jumps to 3 of a minor show 6+ cards in the minor, 9+-12- pts
jump in the other major are fit showing, good suit, 4 trumps, 9+-12- pts.
double jumps in a new suit are splinters.