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  1. 1. Is that enough?



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Is that enough?

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Partner may have been trying to decide between 7 and 7nt.

 

Partner is captain for sure and that suggests passing. But what can partner have to force to the 5 level opposite a 15-17 nt with 3 hearts?

 

I'm assuming 2 is game forcing nmf, which maybe it isn't, but surely partner can investigate slam some other way. If we assume partner doesn't have any K and only has 5 hearts then what is the hand he could have where he'd jump to 4nt?

 

Would something like:

 

Axxx

KQxxx

Axx

x

 

jump to 4nt? 13 opposite 15 in an 8 card fit might not be safe at the 5 level, especially if there are wasted club values.

 

If you J it up you get:

 

AJxx

KQJxx

AJx

J

 

And now you have 16 which would probably be willing to try 4nt and would leave you in grand which would be on a finesse or a finnese or a + squeeze (only get to choose one).

 

But if partner has a 6-th heart, or partner has either black K (probably spades on the auction) then we are home free. And partner doesn't know about our diamond source of tricks.

 

So I think I'd bid it.

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Partner's jump to 4NT will surelly have more than 2 aces and KQ, at least a 6th heart.

 

 

So I bid 7, after all it is very unlikelly that an opponent will underlead K on this sequence, and partner will have at elast 2 chances to make this (diamonds running or club finese).

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