Re: subject will become clearer afterwards

On 2017-10-27 12:01 PM, Herman De Wael wrote:
> Teams
> decl	you	dummy	part
> 2Cl	Pass	2Sp	Pass	2Cl=2-suiter	2Sp=relay
> 3He	Pass	3Sp	Pass	natural
> 3NT	All Pass
> two clubs is strong, one- or two-suited.
> two spades is an asking relay.
> 3 Hearts and 3 spades have not been alerted.

So 2C was artificial and forcing?  How strong: GF or as typical in US 9+ 
tricks?  Could it be balanced?  (And why the *!@&# did I pass over 2C?! 
Presumably I've just substituted in for the player who was comatose 
during the auction.)

Did 2S guarantee a trick or so in hand?  What were responder's other 
choices?  I'm guessing 2D would have been negative (or neutral?), but 
what about 2H?

Would 3C and 3D by opener have been natural?  It's odd to describe 2S as 
a relay when the relay responses are natural.  It seems to me the 2S bid 
must have shown something specific.

> Sp K Q 9 7 5 2
> He Q J 10 8
> Di 9
> Cl 6 3

At IMPs, a heart lead is probably useless given the 3H bid, but I can 
see a case for any of the other three suits (though probably least for a 
D).  If leading S, either high or a spot could be right.  If we're 
beating this, partner will have a couple of useful cards, so maybe a 
"give-nothing-away" heart is best after all.

If this is a ruling problem, on the information so far, any suit (except 
_possibly_ D) is a LA, and no suit is a serious error.  Those may of 
course change with additional information.
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