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gnasher

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Opposite a maximum strong NT responder is very close to a slam drive anyway; give responder the S10 instead of the H10 and I think he'd just bid slam opposite a max.

I dunno, as others have said the CJ (rather than the HJ, say) makes a big difference to the number of tricks available.

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Anyone wanna simulate partner having a 5(332) 15 and not 4 of the top 5 spades opposite our hand and see how often slam makes just for fun?

 

Double dummy 6NT makes 70% of the time.

 

Not sure what that means, double dummy slams tend to make more often than real life slams.

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If p has used this sequence properly-the worst case scenario is your P has K and opps have AQ.

Your hand is 17 but has no JACKS and your minor suit length is a plus in a hand where p appears

to have no strong interest in the majors. small slams around 32 balanced power not normally that

hard to make if your side has no jacks. Squeezes have a tendency to show up quite regularly on hands

where the minors dont split 33.

 

Splitting hairs maybe but IMO go for it. If possible I would bid 5n showing both minors in case

we can more safely try 6 of a minor.

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