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Thinking about it more, I think I can just bid 4nt over 4, the ace of diamonds implied by 4 makes the formally useless ace of clubs useful for a diamond pitch.

 

Sigh, partner didn't speak to me for the rest of the tournament :(

 

I don't think you want to ask for aces here, what do you bid if partner responds showing 3?

I would keep it simple and texas or transfer to 4Sspades.

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fwiw I would have just bid 4s over 3s giving up on slam.

 

bidding low hcp slams can be tough in a new partnership.

 

with that said agree pard should not pass 5c but cuebidding implied shortness or length or aces or Kings with a new pard can be confusing. I think Eddie Kantar must have written an entire book on cuebidding disasters he had over the years.

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Thinking about it more, I think I can just bid 4nt over 4, the ace of diamonds implied by 4 makes the formally useless ace of clubs useful for a diamond pitch.

 

Sigh, partner didn't speak to me for the rest of the tournament :(

 

Oh well, you've now discovered someone you don't want to play with again.

Spades were trumps. He obviously should not have passed 5C.

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Thinking about it more, I think I can just bid 4nt over 4, the ace of diamonds implied by 4 makes the formally useless ace of clubs useful for a diamond pitch.

Perhaps. Although some people will make cuebids below 4NT with a king, especially when they know the lead comes up to them. But I would not assume this with a pickup partner.

 

Sigh, partner didn't speak to me for the rest of the tournament :(

*shrug* his problem. He should accept some responsibility. His pass of 5 seems to say that he was suddenly not so sure you had spades. Some people play systems off after NT overcalls, so this might be a reasonable fear.

 

With a new partner, I think 4 over 4 would be wiser, avoiding any confusion and highlighting the lack of a heart control. After this partner should have a good picture.

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