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Laydown grand if you can bid it


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1-1

2-2(4SFG)

2-3

3(spade control 1 or 2)-3NT(serious)

4(two of the top three clubs)-4NT(RKCB hearts)

5NT(0/3 with void)-7

 

That's one way.

 

If Opener does not show the void, then the small is bid, at least.

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Yes, I think about things like how big of a number I'll go for when I open at the 4 level vulnerable in a bad 6 card suit. :)

 

LouisG's auction looks good to me. The other one I fear I'll have is 3 - 6 or something (only due to the vul, so maybe I should fear 3 - 4!)

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I would bid like this (East mostly relays) :

-- 1H

2C 2D Min hand no 4S

2H 3H x6x5 5-6 losers.

3S 4C 0625

4D sets clubs as trumps

-- 4S 1 Keycard

4N 5S QC + (QH OR KH+KD)

 

At this moment East knows -- Qyxxxx yy KQxxx. It's possible to know the Jack before reaching 7 (and sometimes the 10), but here I'm always bidding 7 because it's practically 100%. 7 could suffer a Club ruff. I don't believe OTOH that North will often have a Heart Void, he may have bid 1. I'm not really afraid of the 2 imps loss against 7 because the grand might be forgotten more often than not.

 

My 2 pence.

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It seems pretty easy to reach this grand if you open the west hand 1. After all, east has a 20 point hand with lots of controls opposite an opening bid. The more difficult auction will be after west passes or opens with some preemptive call. Perhaps something like:

 

2 - 2NT(1)

3(2) - 4(3)

4NT(4) - 5(5)

7(6)

 

(1) Ogust

(2) A good hand, but a bad suit

(3) Cuebid for hearts; denies a spade control

(4) East must have a diamond control to slam try opposite weak two w/o control; RKC.

(5) 1/4 keycards for hearts

(6) Could ask kings... but if east has no K he should have a real fit and diamonds can be pitched on the run of the clubs.

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