I might or might not open the N hand in first seat, probably not. If I am going to apply five-vive some alive, or the Rule of 20, or just instnct, I agree with Jim that I want the
Q to instead be a red Q.
Assuming that I do not open it, the uncontested auction goes Pass - 1
- 2
- 4
. After the initial N Pass, the 2
is not game forcing (how could it be?) and not 100% forcing as I play. But S has no trouble raising to 4
.
If N does open 1
probably it will still go well. After 1
- 1
- 2
then S is not really all that excited and might well settle for 4
. If instead he opts for a FSF call of 3
over 2
, not unreasonable, then N rebids 3
and S bids 4
.
I suppose that 3NT is not the worst contract in the world but 4
certainly looks like the natural resting spot. It should be easy to reach after an initial Pass by N.