Eerie echo - Bid these

[Cyberyeti]

[hv=pc=n&s=sakqj5h6dkj94cq53&n=s86hkqdat83cakj76]133|200[/hv]

 

Dealer E vul all I think but I suspect irrelevant.

 

At one table E opened a weak (0-10 5+ card) 2♥

At the other, E passed

 

Can you give a sensible auction in either case.

 

At the table, I opened the weak 2♥ and opps bid to 4♠ and made 6

Team mates bid 6♦ and failed to find the Q.

 

This is an echo of another hand I posted recently where you don't want to play in the 4-4 fit with an ace and the Q of that suit missing, but slams can be made in other denominations.

 

I think if we had to bid it, would go (2♥)-2♠-3♣-3♦-3♥-4♣-4♦(KC) and on to 6♣.

 

or 1♠-2♣-2N(GF, not always balanced)-3♣(5th club)-4♦(KC)-4♥(0/3)-5♣(signoff opposite 0)-5♥(3+K♥)-6♣

[vianu2]

2♥-X-pass-3♥(gf)

pass-3♠-pass-3nt (heart stopper and minors hand)

4♥ (agree minors slam trying)-etc etc 6nt :D

[Zelandakh]

I quite like yout auction over 2H except that I am not sure whether 4C promises 3 (what is your default bid with 5242 here?) and think 4D should be natural rather than kickback (with 4H Kb intead). Perhaps ... - 4C - 4D - 6C here is reasonable?

 

It is doubtful that my unopposed auction is helpful to you but just in case...

 

1S = 10-17, 5+ spades, unbal

... - 1N = INV+ relay

3C = max, 5 spades, 4 diamonds, 1-3 hearts/clubs, GF

... - 3D = relay

3H = 5143

... - 3S = relay

4C = 4 controls

... - 4N = Q ask

5D = CQ, no DQ

... - 6C

[Cyberyeti]

I quite like yout auction over 2H except that I am not sure whether 4C promises 3 (what is your default bid with 5242 here?) and think 4D should be natural rather than kickback (with 4H Kb intead). Perhaps ... - 4C - 4D - 6C here is reasonable?

3♠ is the default bid in case partner wanted to bid 3N and show extras, so 4♣ shows 3. In fact if you bid 3♠ here, partner will bid 3N and you can find 6N.