Bodmin Swiss Pairs III

[mr1303]

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Do you carry on? Or settle for 3NT. Bidding after 3C shows a game forcing hand, but you might well do this on a hand that is just looking for the best game.

 

4C would force a cue out of partner.

[mike777]

4nt if quant if not then:

pass give up on slam.

 

pard knows I hve long clubs and a spade card and I did not cue again.

[Zelandakh]

Pass if partner thought my 3♠ bid was natural; try for slam if they thought it was shortage. :ph34r:

 

More seriously, I just could not like with the methods. I cannot see any reason for introducing a minor with 6322 shape if only looking for the right game. This is Pairs - the right game is 3NT! I understand bidding shortage here, and I understand showing values/controls with slam interest. Given the methods I think I would have preferred 3NT on the last round since this must show slam interest. After that I will consider whether playing a simple 3♣ response as natural with slam interest might be a better idea than whatever it is currently being used for given that we seem to have no way of showing that hand.

[Codo]

If I can stop in 4 NT, I try 4 club followed by 4 NT.

If I cannot stop in 4 NT, I will stop in 3 NT.

[mr1303]

If you want to be able to stop in 4NT, you need to bid 4NT now, IF you bid 4C then after 4 of a red suit bid 4NT partner will take it as Blackwood.

 

Staying out of slam was correct here. 3NT made + 3 after a heart lead into the AQJ, but against 6C you'd need to take a heart finesse which loses.