ggwhiz, on 2015-October-20, 15:56, said:
lol, unless you mean anything but.
A lot of people play the 1♣ opener as 2+ and anybody that I know of that plays inverted minors plays that it denies a 4-card major. And 1♦ sucks and blows at the same time.
Its a common treatment, its just a bad treatment IMO, at least without further sophisticated treatments. A lot of the problems are alleviated by transfers. I would get to bid 1N transfer to clubs and partner can complete with any wk NT without 4 clubs. That gives you a bid more space.
I have played lots of variations of inverted minors where you would have started with 2C on this hand. I have also played that 1c p 2M was a splinter promising 5c and 4 of the other major. Wasnt a huge fan of that as I like WJS, but it did have some successes. I play 5551 openenings now, and about 20% of my constructive system notes are to do with auctions that start 1c p 1N transfer to clubs, so its not a trivial problem.
The physics is theoretical, but the fun is real. - Sheldon Cooper
scarletv says"partners support double shows 3 spades without promising extras. With a very weak opening p might have passed."
I rank ...
1. 3♣ = NAT.
2. 3♦ = NAT.
3. 4♣ = NAT
4. 3♥ = CUE.
5. 5♣ = NAT