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The hand Sorry maybe this is in the wrong forum and I should put this in the natural bidding forum - I'm south on this hand. The auction: 1♣ - 1♠ - 2NT - 3♦ - 3♠ - 4♣ - 4NT - 5♥ - (2 keycards no Q) 5NT - 6♠ We reached the right contract, but my partner (who I'm playing with for the first time in a competitive tournament, and we are doing well - 2nd in our direction), disagrees with my 4♣ cuebid. I am of the school that cuebidding Q in partner's suit is fine, but my partner disagrees and only cuebids controls and thinks I should bid 4♥. Am I being immature/dominating the auction when I think cuebidding 4♣ is correct with the agreement we don't cuebid queens? From my perspective it seems 4 clubs leaves more room for both of us to express how interested we are in slam, even without a club K/A.

Assuming 3♦ setup a forcing pass over 5♦ (which should be the case), the pass over 5♦ by north is asking partner whether we should defend or play 5♠. Having done so, he should respect partner's choice to defend 5♦. The pull to 5♠ now by north showed a hand suggesting slam - and given his previous bidding, south has a very good hand for slam. Hence 100% blame to north.

4S for me. let them have the last guess.

A super duper obvious 4c?

Does nobody play 1♥ - 1♠ 2♥ - 3♥ as game forcing? Mind you, it doesn't really help for this hand...

3♦, which given the competition has a wider range. Opener can re-invite with 3♥.

If you pass first surely you have to pass now; partner could have nothing in spades and vul vs non-vul sacs dont appeal to me, especially on the 5 lvl.

4♥ for me too.

A double as a first move looks obvious, as you will have huge difficulties showing your diamonds with a Michaels cuebid first. Follow with 4NT.

I dislike 2♥ opening on that too. The hand has more playing strength than a simple weak 2♥, especially W/R. And more importantly, the hand is better described by passing first and then showing the two other suits.

A simple 4♠ for me. Shut out those hearts!

I'd X. The hand looks like it may be a misfit.

If the AQ was in spades I'd be happy to open this 1♠ - on the given hand I wouldn't though.

I'd pass given its W/R - +200 may be fine if we dont have game, or perhaps partner can reopen with X, or if he bids 3♦ we can bid 3NT.

Think he was referring to heart lead, pitching diamond, heart continuation pitching diamond, east cashes A clubs, then a 3rd heart-after which you can ruff, ruffing hook in clubs pitching a diamond.

IRL I'd have led a lazy spade, but since this is a problem - they probably have 6 heart tricks, 1 spade trick, 3 diamond tricks, 2 club tricks since clubs onside - so we may have to break up a minor-suit squeeze by leading a club.

2NT lebensohl to 3C then 3NT seems about right.

3♦, 2♦, 1♦, are all fine.

Agree with Hanoi.

Put me down for 3♦ too.

Six-five come alive

You win some, you lose some. I'd have bid 2♥ vs a strong club; taking up space vs a strong club is usually a winning strategy. Just unfortunate this time that it backfires.

Agree with double. If partner takes it out I'm happy - pard has short spades and we rate to make a fair number of tricks in a club/heart contract. I'm also happy with it left in with the singleton diamond. Partner won't have a poor hand with a vul overcall.

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No, he _probably_ wouldn't have forced to slam holding xx in diamonds.