Last weekend I played with someone I never met before. We had a few
minutes to talk about out agreements before playing. Anyway, my
partner opened a strong 2C when I had the following 0-point hand:
S: xx
H: xx
D: xx
C: T9xxxxx
Our bidding (opponents passing): 2C - 2D - 2N - 3C - 3D - pass
After partner opened 2C, I bid 2D, waiting, and partner bid 2N. I
assumed this denied a 4-card major, so I bid 3C, natural. My partner
bid 2D, thinking 3C was Stayman, and so I passed. Oops. My question:
how do you bid this hand the "Standard American" way, so that playing
with strangers is easy? I think the 2D waiting bid is dumb, but I'd
like to learn how to play Standard American strong 2C openers with
strangers (I can't find a definitive reference).
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