Bid this one

[dellache]

Hope it's not 2 late to answer :P

We'd bid it (spider system) :

1♣ Nat or 15-19 BAL

1♦ 4+H, 4+HCP

2♦ ART strong, many hands usually 6+C

2♠ GFR

3♦ 6+C4+D, 3-4 losers.

3♥ Shortness ?

3♠ Short spades

4♣ Set clubs

4♦ No extras

4♥ Keycards

4NT 4 of them

6♣ Pard has A xx Axxx AKQxxx or A xx AKxx AKxxxx

[lowerline]

1♣(1) - 1♥(2)

1♠(3) - 2♦(4)

2♥(3) - 2♠(5)

2NT(3) - 3♦(6)

3♥(3) - 3NT(7)

4♣(3) - 4♠(8)

4NT(3) - 5♣(9)

?

 

(1) 16+ relay

(2) GF 4+♥

(3) relay

(4) 1suiter

(5) short ♠

(6) 2-5-3-3

(7) 3 controls

(8) ♥A or ♥K, tophonor ♦, no tophonor ♣

(9) no tophonor ♠

Time to think. South has ♥A and a red king. Relaying again is not without risk. A 5♥/♠ response will get you to a bad 6♣. Only a 5NT response will make a good 6♣, but now 6♣ is a relay! (otoh 7♣ has a chance...). If a swing is needed, relay again. If not, pass 5♣.

 

Steven