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Hand 2 is rendered much more straightforward by modern style. 2 would be game-forcing in almost everyone's book, so there is no earthly reason why we should not re-emphasise the primary feature our hand - the club suit.

Joe's verdict: Many hands occur, nonetheless, where after a reverse you would like to show your partner that you have a very good suit and it becomes very contorted and tangled if you start wafting through a fourth suit sequence. Even if the bid is played as non-forcing I still think it is right. The hand is not likely to make 3NT unless partner makes some further move over 3..
Marks: 3 10, 5 5, 4 2, 3 2.
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