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Bet on the ♥ wastage and settle for 6♦ (note this does not mean I think this contract is cold, just in the 80+ %age range)

the initial pass shows a hand too weak to make a forcing 2♦ or natural forcing 2NT call. Consequently when partner makes his TOX which as some have noted shows NO xtras and you now bid 2NT you certainly must have this type of invitational hand.

Oh! Demonstrating your skill set at making friends again.

6♥ is probaly the call as partner is more likely to hold helpful cards in his suit than not

pass and let your partner reel in his 6 or 7 card suit winners

generally the overcall is right here in particular as you only have 3♥ and a particularly good ♠ suit

as you dont know what partner has except a 4 card major and 5plus ♦ cooperate by qbidding the ♥A as a ♦ support call

why dont you just claim and tell the opponents to deny and reclaim the correct number of tricks. Failing that try for a redeal. This will put the opponents on testing for fairness and help you decide if you really want to play there.

depends on the high card structure within both red suits. Either call could be made

if you think your partner will only bid 2♦ on a J or T high suit yes then maybe a slam try is possible. But generally I think it is nutso to try or worry about it.

This particular window appears when you have volunteered to sub in Team Game or a Tournament. Normally I would think the TG or Tourney organizer would like a volunteer to last til the end. Sometimes that is difficult because you don't have a clue for how long you are volunteering. In that window needs to be the entering board number and the total number of boards being played.

No doubt Justin is girding himself for passing 3NT :D

Absolutely!! altho it is a pretty well known psyche

So you prefer to mastermind rather than actually tell your partner what is in your hand? :)

South is more at fault IMO in both hands. hand 1] betting that N has 2 of 3 aces before you even start trying to assess other losers is too anti %age. sometimes you just got to take what you can get so X of 5♠ is called for hand 2] rebidding ♣ three times instead of 2♥/2♦ is too anti %age IMO actually it was North in the 2nd hand that was more at fault

take away a K and I just bid 3♥

A1] 1NT-2♥; 2♠-3♠; P A2] 1NT-2♣;2♥-2NT*; P *does not promise a 4 card major B1] 1NT-2♥; 2♠-3♠; P B2] 1NT-2♣;2♥-2NT*; P *does not promise a 4 card major

you might also give count if you think it will help partner count out declarer's hand otherwise I am inclined to play either low or deceptively as possible.

I would assume partner has ♠KQJTxx♥AKJxx♦xx♣void as I raise to 6 :)

If this had an easy solution we would have found it already. Perhaps a simul on different internal suit structures could suggest a %age call but either way it will probably be close.

I think making any call but X is whacko if you are playing IMPS. MPs may have a case for something other than X

It depends on how much you like carrying kicking and screaming partners :)

so are you ready to pass 4♥ or are you going to insist on 5♣ since partner couldn't act directly over 3♠

You did notice that opener was playing precision?

The only reason the partner is not in the hospital with him is because he is on his way to the mortuary