TheoKole

Thank you for all your comments. I realized that I should have started with clubs and then hearts and spades instead of putting all the pressure on my partner. My partner did realize that I had a VERY strong hand and my only concern was the trump suit. He had ♥ K542 along with ♦ AKQxx ♠xx ♣ Jx and passed because his hearts weren't strong enough. On the layout with the 3-2 heart split, 6 ♥ and 6NT were laydown. We were playing SAYC with a few personalized conventions which emphisize major suits. Since this hand was the only bad score of the night, I naturally wanted to inprove my bidding for the next time. Cheers :D

[hv=d=n&v=b&s=sakj2ha1073d-cakq43]133|100|Scoring: XIMP[/hv] My partner opened the bidding with 1♦, and my thoughts turn immediately, to some type of slam, even NT may be right if partner is 3, 3, 6, 1 or 3, 3, 5, 2. I bid 1 ♥, planning for a reverse to ♠ as a rebid and a rebid of ♣, if I keep hearing diamonds. The bidding could perhaps go, 1♦ -> 1♥ -> 2♦ -> 2♠ -> 3♦ -> 4♣, Another possibility is to start with 2♣ as in, 1♦ -> 2♣ -> 2♦ -> 2♥ - > 3♦ - > 3♠ I have to assume it is reasonable that I would have at least 1 quick entry to partners hand unless he has AKQJ10 ♦ and J♥. Anyways, after my 1♥ bid he responds 2♥ indicating a minimum opening with 4 hearts. Having found a fit but in my weakest suit, I have a different problem of my rebid. :) Asking for Aces in RKC is wrong in my books because if he gives 1 Ace I have no idea if it is the A♦ or K♥. I chose 5 ♥ as a rebid to ask about the quality of the trump suit, this seemed like a reasonable risk as even with 6,5,4,2 ♥ in partners hand is still only 2 losers on a 3-2 ♥ break. Would anybody bid 5NT as a grand slam force? :unsure: I'll follow up on the bidding and play, after a while, any and all comments appreciated. :D