the_clown

I would bid 3NT as South

I will be available after June 15th, can play with a pickup partner

A very simple aproach they I like playing is: 1♣-2NT 4441 8+ 1♣-3♣ 4414 8+ 1♣-3♦ 4144 8+ 1♣-3♥ 1444 8+ After that opener can ask for controls by cuebidding responder's short suit, set trumps or sign off in 3N.

South 100%, passing 4♠ looks completely obvious. The rest of the auction looks reasonable.

How many ♣s did 2♣ show?

1. This one is tough. I am not sure if we can defeat 6♠ more than one trick, so I could see myself passing here, of course bidding 6♣ over 5♠. For them it should be easy to spot the big double fit and bid on. Against very conservative or weaker opponents I will bid 6♣ and hope they let me play there. 2.4♠ Anything else would be ridiculous. 3.Very close, with the 10 of ♠ I would certainly X. There is a good chance that ♠lead is the only one to beat it. I don't think they will ever redouble me, -180 is not the end of the world...... With my actual holding I really dont know, I have support for any suit my partner leads...

I would start with 1♦ and see what happens.

I either treat the hand as balanced or rebid my best suit and sell it as 5-carder. 4441 hands with 16+ HCP dont come up very often and when they do, this simple method works fine most of the time.

I would have upgraded to 22-23 NT opener

1. I would have bid 2N over 2♠. I have a terrible hand, singleton in my partner's suit, dont see any need to encourage partner to bid on. Of course over 3♣, I would show my 3 card support then. 2.4522, game forcing 3.RKCB 4. I would answer 1KC

3♦, my partners sometimes have 4-4 at this vulnerability.

2♣. 5♣ is completely random.

I cant imagine, bidding anything but 4♠.

1NT 100%.

Why didnt your partner bid 2♣ over 1♠?

4N anytime. Anything else would be extremely strange.

3NT. Expect P to have singleton ♣ and 7-11 HCP. In 4♥, I dont like the fact that they will lead through AQ of♣, a bad trump split is also possible.

I also agree with the strip squeze, dont think they can raise on Qxxxx, Jxxx, xxx, x, which means that LHO has the ♦K. Since we know that he has the long ♠, the suggested play should work.

I would just bid 5♣

At MP I would take my +. At IMPS 3♥ 100%

Fitjump for me, 4 card support and very good side suit.

Pass in tempo

I would X, planning to bid 5♣s over 4♠.

Draw Trumps, (assumind 2/1) eliminate ♦,AK of ♥, ♣AKx to force ruff and a sluff. I will give W 6-4 for this bidding, so most probably he is 1642.

I would blast 7♥. Probably wrong