P 1♥ X P
2♣ 2♥ 4♣ P
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All vul, imps, although I am asking what you make of the 4♣ bid by partner, presumably independent of scoring.
Here are the hands:
As you can see, this is not ideal. Undoubled, down two, lucky on both counts.
I figured I could have a lot less for my 2♣ bid and could hardly have much more, so 5♣. Partner had intended 4♣ to just get in their way.
Later, I thought that since pard bid 4♣ rather than 3♥, maybe he has a point, but I am not so sure. Sometimes I get dealt five spades and a really good hand. Whatever hand you think is two strong for a simple 1♠ over 1♥, suppose I have it. Might I not then try 3♥ over 2♥? maybe the hand belongs in spades, maybe in clubs, maybe in NT, 3♥ seems reasonable. And if that's what 3♥ means, then maybe 4♣ means what I took it as? A strong hand that should be played in clubs, and possibly in 5♣ if my 2♣ is not too trashy?
Btw. In some pick ups, players always praise each other no matter how badly the hand was played. Other times, partner is gone at the first bad result. Here, we had a brief discussion and went on. I recommend this approach.
Just as a factual manner, I would have bid, at most, 3♣ with pard's hand and, if they went on to 3♥ I would quickly pass it out. I think that 3♥ can be beaten, it might not be. But I am not really asking about judgment here, I don't second guess. I am asking about how you would construe 4♣?