Miron

You're right, but the same argument are for 6♠. You need ♠xxxx ♥AJxxx ♦xx ♣QJx minimum for bad slam, ♠xxxx ♥AKxxx ♦xx ♣QJx for a good one ♠xxx ♥AJxx ♦x ♣QJxxx for a tight one ♠xxx ♥AKxx ♦xx ♣QJxx for a nice one So: you need an good hand without diamonds from partner. 4♠. If partner would bid further I would tend to sign off at 5♠ (4♦ are misleading).

Pass. Co jineho. Partner ma kratkost a jestli bude mit aspon neco reopne (3NT sam nesplnis) (2♠-x-pass-3♣♦♥-pass-?, jsi mrtvy, nevis nic noveho). Mne si blefnul partner zahajeni ;) Nastesti jsem si zduvodnil, ze tam slam nebude (ani proti zahajeni) a hrali jsme jen 3NT.

4♠. The chance for slam is rather very poor (need something like: ♠xxx ♥AJx ♦Kxx (or singleton) ♣AQxx (or dubleton) - the ♥J and ♣Q can be changed, just to stay at one finesse). Partner won't have ♠xxxx ♥AJxxxx ♦x ♣Ax (the only card bellow openning bid).

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A bit pessimistic view, isn't it?

IMHO: There are two possible bids 4♥ and 6♠. I would prefer 6♠. Partner couldn't find better hand than I have, so the slam should be cool. The 7♠ are far far away (say ♠AKQxxx ♥KQxx ♦- ♣Kxx he would - probably - open 2♣). 6♠ also give no information to opps, that's always good.

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I would bid Michaels cuebid. In common method it is 2♠. I rather bid 10 cards then 6, esp. when I want my partner to bid at 5th level. Imho: If it would be really necessary I can show better hearts later: 1♠ - 2♠ - x - pass! pass - 3♥ where pass is "do it yourself" 1♠ - 2♠ - 3♠ - pass 4♠ - 4NT or 1♠ - 2♠ - 4♠ - pass pass - 4NT (or similar) 4NT = hearts better then minor (otherwise 5♣♦). But this has to be in partnership agreement. It makes sence but should be discussed. BTW: in the follow up bidding partner pass the first round after 4NT (doubled or not) if he wants to know the minor. He may bid 5♣♦ as "this or hearts".

We were trying the Funtunes system (Fantoni Nunes), where 1♠ = 13+, 5+ 2♠ = 9-12, 5+ (even weak - no honors) There was written 2♠-3♥ as game force, don't ask me why (we were just having some fun with new system).

I don't like Granovetter's ideas (well, some of them). I read his book "Murder at the bridge table" (maybe the name is bit different, not sure now) and some of the ideas are sometimes 50 years old. They are not completly bad, but better agreements exists. But what is the Rumpelson method? I know&play Lebensohl, but this one I hear for the first time. Can someone post description or some link? Thanks

3♥, a bit overbid but it was their idea to preempt... But I have about 7 loosing tricks, this should work if partner has ♥ or ♠. I'm not sure what I will do after 3NT from partner. Would you pass? 3♦ - 3♥ - p - 3NT p - ?

4♠ I don't see any other bid. Partner has 13-17 my seven and 4-card could make a game. In Lawrence SST&WP: SST is 4, maybe less (5 can occur as well). WP 19-24 points, that is 9 or 10 tricks. At IMPS no doubt 4♠, at MP I'm not sure, pass could be better. In Losing tricks: I have 8, partner should have 6-7 for his overcall --> 4♠ :P

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[hv=s=skjxxxhxxxdakxcax]133|100|[/hv] Is this hand OK for 3♠ bid?

Sorry, misclick. Can I move this thread? And the second one I created?

Sorry, misclick. Can I move this thread?

The bidding goes: 2♥! - pass - 2♠! - 3♠ 2♥ = 6+♥ or 5♥+4 any, preemptive 2♠ = searching for the second suit, usualy (3)4+♠ What is 3♠?

Your partner opens 2♠ as 9-12 with 5+♠ (or for 2/1: 1♠ and you "know" he is weak) what will be your bid with? [hv=d=n&v=n&s=sxxxhakxxxxxdxcxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

Aby tam byl slam partner musi mit: ♠AK (AQ) ♥AK (A) ♦A (nebo ♣) Co kdyz drazba pujde: 1♠ - p - 4NT - p (bych se divil kdyby zasahl, mozna x) a ted se uvidi proti 3+Q a 4 reknu 6♠ jinak 5♠. Pres 4♠ souperi asi stejne vydrazi 5♣♦ (jeden z tech fitu maji urcite + pikove vylouceni). A LHO je silny (kdyz RHO passoval...). Takze stejne budeme hrat 5♠. A proc si cestou nezjistit slam. Druha varianta je 2♥, GF (kartu na to mam), ale ted uz zacnou souperi drazit.

And I forgot: Any who says "you're imbecil" is ... Even if you would made a mistake, it can be said in polite way. I don't think these 3♦ is a mistake. It is overbid, but has a reason.