Cascade Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=skq9742hj72dckjt4&d=n&v=b&b=13&a=1dp1sp3spp]133|200[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Yes, as long as it's a slam try that shows a club suit. If all I'm allowed to do is show a control, I won't bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 4♣. If for some reason pard happens to bid 4♥ now, we got a grand going. If he bids the expected 4♦... oh well, 4♠ then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Absolutely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 4♣ is clear. Unless you're a wuss, Wayne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I would bid 4♦ wich shows shortness for me, would rather have a long suit slam try this time though. I don't find the slam try obvious BTW, as gnasher I'd bid 4M if my agreements were just cuebids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Haha @ Jilly accusing Wayne of being a wuss. I'm the only wuss around here. Markdean is a bigger wuss, but he never posts. Like Gnasher's 4♣ suggestion as a HSST, but I can't get my partners to play this :( I still bid 4♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 4C playing standard. For me 3S is about 15-16 and 3H is about 17-18, so it is closer. However, I do play that 4C shows a club suit (I can ask for shortness with 3NT), so I still would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Haha @ Jilly accusing Wayne of being a wuss. I'm the only wuss around here. Markdean is a bigger wuss, but he never posts. Like Gnasher's 4♣ suggestion as a HSST, but I can't get my partners to play this :( I still bid 4♣. Jilly is not the only one who accuses me of being a wuss. Aside from direct accusations some of my partner's start bidding on less and less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Absolutely What would you bid? What are your preferred methods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 If partner could have bid 3♥ non GF with heart shortage then they probably have club shortage or are 4252. So it's not that attractive but I might still do it. Since partner is limited I wouldn't expect them to go crazy if I do make a try unless they have an ideal hand such as Axxx Axx AKxxx x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I'd Gerber if I have that. Not very serious unless 4xA. Do I have a low-level exclusion? Exploring force? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolvyrj Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 I`d bid 4C whatever that is, icant bid 4D with a void so i try to find otherways wheter he has/ has not his strength in my void. If his next bid is 4D i`ll bid 4S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 I'd Gerber if I have that. Not very serious unless 4xA. LOL Anyway, yes of course I bid 4♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 What would you bid? What are your preferred methods? I would bid 4C. I like to play 3N as a shortness ask, in which case I would love to bid that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 I do play that 4C shows a club suit (I can ask for shortness with 3NT)That creates a bit of a dilemma. I'd like to ask for shortage, but only if partner actually has one - if he doesn't, I'd like to show my suit instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Well, I play 3♥ by opener as showing heart shortage. So this sequence should be either a "bad" 18-19 balanced or club shortage. The lack of heart shortness does reduce our slam chances, but if partner has 18-19 balanced we could easily have play for slam (i.e. AJxx KQx KJxx Ax is a fine slam despite the diamond wastage). I'll try 4♣, which shouldn't excite partner too much if he has shortness there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 I'm not going past 4S on my own, but will definitely give partner a chance to act interested. How I do that is going to depend on our cueing style. 3NT or 4C or 4D may be the right call depending on the agreements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschafer Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 I would have signed off (opposite ~15-17 and 4♣ being a cue) so I guess that makes me an underbidder and a wuss :( Oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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