Hanoi5

5♣. Could partner have the ♦A?

QT in partner's shortness, 7HCP's, only one Ace... What was 3♥? I think west has to sign-off in game.

Could partner be exaggerating? I really hate passing in these situations. And I have an ace... 2♠ for me.

What's wrong with transfer at the two level and then a cue-bid, asking for KC in hearts and asking for specific Kings afterwards?

But that OP said he wasn't quite sure of the hand.

Is this the hand from the 'when is 2♣ opening useful?'?

Partner is a passed hand and I've got only 6 HCP's, they're very likely getting to game, why not mess with them?

1. I show Aces over a quantitative when my response is at the 5 level.0-4 (5♣), 1, 2 and 3 (5♠). I've heard people show 5/4 card suits at the 6 level (in case partner prefers to play in such a suit), but I don't think that would apply over such a sequence, though South might try 6♣ to try to show a really long suit. 2. 6♥ seems to play, and I guess 7♣ was a misunderstanding of 6♥. These bids (especially 7♣) are not good, but I think the problem started before) 3. North 60%, South 40%. South tried to show his hand naturally (though maybe 3♠ is not correct) and then North proposes NT with a void in South's main suit? I think 4♦ would have been a better bid then and there. However, after 6♥ why did South went on to 7♣, did he think 6♥ showed club support? Yeah, he's got 7 of them but he's missing the King and the Jack... I think 6NT would have been better then and there (in fact isn't this the contract North is inviting to with 4NT?)

3NT. Hopefully partner will 'move' if 6 is on.

3♥. I'd try 2 but then they'll call the Director.

Can partner take action with ♦AQT and 3 small clubs?

5♦?

2♣ would have been Michael's previously? I suppose, then 2♣ now. If it had been natural... the 2♣ now.

Red vs White, MP's: ♠9 ♥x ♦J9x ♣AKTxxxxx (4♥)-???

Excellent presentation. I like these sort of movies where there's a tale that accompanies the hand(s), in a bridge-world style. Of course there are no characters here but it's just good fun the way things are described and there's even a situation that can be 'spoiled' at the end.

Sadly, I'm not in Madrid...

Is the guy in Spain Spanish? I speak Spanish...

Isn't 3♥ forcing? That's what I'd bid. If partner supports I'm tempted to bid 5♣ which might take us too high, so maybe a pass is better. If partner bids anything else I'm bidding 4♥ anyway. Yeah, the 5 level might be too high for us if they don't intervene but if they do partner will have a better idea of what my hand looks like.

Is partner's 3NT denying 6 spades? Anyway 6NT looks to be the contract and that's what I'd bid.

In my opinion it is West who should compete, but maybe that would have been an invitation in OP's system?

I bid 2♦ and 3NT over 3♣. I think this is quite a good hand and if partner is missing one club honour and he has a side ace we can usually make 3NT. My twelve and partner's 12-ish hand sorrounding opener should be good enough for game. I have some issues regarding this situation in general, though. When we invite via 3NT, is partner's rebid of his suit non-forcing? Should partner pass when he doesn't accept an invitation or should he try to improve the contract? Is that a style thing?

Why didn't you bid 6NT?

What would partner's double over 2♦ mean?

What does your 3♣ show?

It's clearly a splinter bid. I bid 4♠, partner'll double 5♥.