Slam bidding problem, MP

[lmilne]

[hv=d=s&v=b&n=sxxxhakqtxxdtxxxc&s=sakxhxdakj9xxckxx]133|200|Scoring: MP[/hv]

 

Bid to 7♦ on these cards, and then try out a similar hand:

 

[hv=d=s&v=b&n=sxxxhakqtxxdtxxxc&s=sakxhxdakj9xxckxx]133|200|Scoring: MP[/hv]

 

Would anyone get to 6♦, let alone 7, playing matchpoints?

[Jlall]

1)

 

This could go a lot of ways. Here is the way I like:

 

1D 1H

2S 3D

3N 5C

5D 5H

7D

 

Explanations:

 

2S- The hand is too good for bidding 3D. This leaves a jumpshift to either black suit. Spades is lower and leaves more room, and is also our stronger black suit so may pinpoint our strength better. I am not too worried about playing a 4-3 spade fit, if partner bids 3S we will simply bid 3N. The hand is wrong for an initial 3N rebid (which shows less high cards and lots of tricks generally).

 

3D- It would be a severe case of matchpointitis to focus on hearts here. You have 4 card support and a huge dummy for diamonds, obviously you're thinking of a diamond slam.

 

3N- Normal with a club stopper and a minimum.

 

5C- Exclusion keycard for clubs.

 

5D- 0-3

 

5H- Partner could still have 4252 or 4153 or possibly even 4144 so you must ask for the queen before bidding 7.

 

7D- But this hand doesn't have the queen and couldn't partner have only 3 diamonds..? No partner cannot! He has a club void, and at most 3 spades. He is not 3730 for this sequence. Ergo he has 4 diamonds.

 

Hand 2- I hate when people give hands like this. The opponents have 10 clubs and 20 HCP. It is not realistic that they would keep passing. So I will abstain.

[Codo]

1.

1♦ 1♥

3♦ 5♣

5♥ 7♦

 

I know it is not popular to jump with such strong hands, but we still use 3♦ as a strong one suiter. 5 ♣ was exclusion, opner showed 3 KCs, rsponder counts 13 tricks.

 

 

2. If the opponents do not help us, I would reach 4 Heart from north.