[neilkaz]

My thoughts while playing were basically the same as Mr Ace's and with the full knowledge that it can be difficult to stop below game after 2♠. I'd rather have at least a real 10 useful HCP count here, but looking at that stiff ♣ which is both good for offense and also means that the opps may raise ♣ after my negX I stretched to show my 5 card boss suit, concerned that it might get lost otherwise.

After 2♠ LHO did indeed raise to 3♣ and PD passed so I competed with 3♦ (my plan anyhow and noting that a fit for PD was part of the reason for my slightly pushy 2♠ bid. PD then came back to life with a 3NT bid which was completely hopeless with his flat 12 HCP.

After that I apologized that I was unaware that 3♦ from me on that sequence showed extras and he apologized as well. I thought that was the end of it, until a very strong player and a rather new good friend of mine told me that while PD should've passed 3♦ with his lousy hand, I wasn't good enough to bid 2♠. Therefore, I made a poll here in N/B rather than I/A.

I chose the aggressive approach with this hand due to 5♠ and a stiff in their suit and it didn't work out. I'd like to think that I had I made a negX and then on the same sequence after 3♣ passed back to me, bid 3♦ that PD would've passed but who knows with pickups?

[jdgalt]

2S seems to describe my hand better than double, as well as not losing our spade fit if partner has 3 and LHO bids. Double (in my view) not only suggests 4-4 majors, it also denies diamonds (which I will probably go back to if pard doesn't raise spades).

[Zelandakh]

jdgalt, on 2014-May-20, 19:24, said:

Double (in my view) not only suggests 4-4 majors, it also denies diamonds (which I will probably go back to if pard doesn't raise spades).

What are you planning to do with a decent (43)42 hand? The space after a 2♣ overcall is already cramped enough without restricting your most flexible call to a comparatively rare hand type. In any case, suggesting such an unusual treatment as standard in N/B is not a good idea.