South
An opening hand to be sure & 1C was the proper opening bid. Rebidding clubs
is a good second bid over Responder 1H. An aggressive South would probably
rebid 3C instead.
Either rebid promises a six card club suit. A rebid of 2C implies a standard
opening point count. A rebid of 3C promises a stronger than standard opening
point count (16-17 points).
North
Holding 15 HCPs, North knows as soon as South opens that the auction should
continue to at least game. North is responsible for making sure that happens.
A club rebid by South promises a 6 card club suit. It also denies four hearts
(holding four hearts South should support hearts). It also denies four spades
(holding four spades South second bid should have been 1S).
In the absence of a heart or spade fit & holding a gangbuster club fit
North should be imagining game (or maybe even slam) in NO TRUMP. Remember,
there are three suits in bridge (Spades - Hearts - No Trump). Clubs are for the
golf course. Diamonds are for your finger.
Given that North holds all the heart honors plus the diamond King & the
club Queen, it is difficult to imagine that South does not hold an honor or two
in spades. North should not worry about their three small spades.
North needs to continue to force the auction to/towards game. How they go about
that will depend on their partnership agreement. The easiest way would be to
simply bid 3NT on their second call. That would have the unfortunate result of
putting East on lead. East would probably lead a low spade forcing South to
make a 1st trick critical decision. If they go up with the spade King, they
make their contract. If they play the spade Jack, they deserve to go down.
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