Lord Molyb

Clear X, what else am I supposed to do?

I have a bridge app unrelated to bridgebase and it literally wouldn't let me open a trash 4-count with 3♥ the other day. Something like Kx Jxxxxxx xx xx :P 3NT is probably an OK bid to have in the system here but IMO there needs to be a distinction between 19-22 counts which shouldn't overcall 3NT, and 23+ which could. Given that, 4NT would actually be too light of a bid.

Exactly nine.

pass

It didn't say 3-5 total points when I previewed it...

This auction is impossible so I pass.

I bid 4♦ as I didn't consider 4♠ at the time. GIB passed.

[hv=pc=n&e=sthkt76djt52caj63&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=p2cp2d(Waiting%20-%20forcing%20to%202NT)p3d(Opener's%20suit%20-%205%2B%20!D%2C%2019%2B%20HCP%2C%2023%2B%20Total%20Points)p]133|200[/hv] What is your call, and what would 4♦ mean here?

Current GIB, at a bidding table.

I get the description "5+♦, 11- HCP, 12- total points".

After 1♠ - 2♣ 4♥ - 4♠ Which is pretty much forced by my system (4♥ is the only way to show north's hand since 3♠ sets the suit and 4♠ is a cue), I can find 6 but not 7.

http://tinyurl.com/pkbo3f4 GIB passed 3♦ with 5 card support and 10 HCP. At every other table, GIB found 4♠ through a variety of auctions.

3♦ and 3♥ show a better hand than this. 4♠ is a better suit. 4♣ leaves a 6/3 or 6/4 fit out of the picture. That leaves 3♠. I make that call, and then bid clubs on my next round unless something weird happens.

Surely you were always going to be in at least 4♠ after partner raised? Opposite a partner who has shown everything you could have possibly hoped for, you should make a slam try. Also what ggwhiz said.

On that perfect defense, declarer can still play ♠AJ and pitch a club (scissors coup). You need to lead a trump immediately so declarer will still have a club when you're on lead without trumps. I didn't even consider declarer might have needed to ruff out a long side suit (diamonds) when passing.

Playing these hands in 4♦ after trick 1 makes for a nice double dummy problem :)

So wait, north will always double 3♥ regardless of his hand?

I would expect X to be penalty and 4NT takeout for the minors. I can only count 2-3 tricks opposite the expected hand for my partner so I pass, hoping we can beat it.

I would not rebid 2♥, as that shows a much better hand.

Well, I'm not surprised it's that many considering you tell us that we've already bid 4NT :o

Yes, I missed that for some reason

3♠ is game forcing so south should realize north probably has enough to make slam. There's no heart loser because north didn't support them, so all north needs is an ace and the diamond queen to make slam excellent

I went with win Ace, ♥AK pitching a club, ruff heart, ruff diamond, if the ♥T is established cash it discarding a diamond, otherwise finesse spade. I might have thought about it wrong though. Don't like nige1's approach because if ♦Q loses, they cash a club and play a trump, you're losing 2 diamonds, a club, and a trump no matter what.

I don't recall any laws that permit or forbid any type of call based on which hand dealt.

After 1♥ - 2♦ - 3♦ (no interference), 3♠ shows a suit but 4♣ is a cue. Why?