Bid the same values twice?

[hrothgar]

 

Anyways, if you bid 4C your partner bids 5C. Are we bidding slam now?

 

My whole reason for bidding 4♣ was to find out what partner had in said suit.

I'm bidding slam

[rhm]

My whole reason for bidding 4♣ was to find out what partner had in said suit.

I'm bidding slam

So do I and expect it to be at worst on a finesse.

 

Rainer Herrmann

[gnasher]

After 4♣, what do you think is the difference between a direct 5♣, and 4♦ followed by 5♣?

 

The was a BW article a while ago that suggested 4♦ should be non-serious. If we played that, obviously we'd accept now, but I guess that's not part of Justin's methods.

[rhm]

After 4♣, what do you think is the difference between a direct 5♣, and 4♦ followed by 5♣?

 

The was a BW article a while ago that suggested 4♦ should be non-serious. If we played that, obviously we'd accept now, but I guess that's not part of Justin's methods.

I like to keep it simple.

 

4♣ is a help suit slam trial bid and partner's response of 5♣ is positive, most likely showing the ♣K. But with the ♥A, he would bid 4♥.

4♦ would be minorwood.

 

4NT and 5♦ would be negative.

 

Rainer Herrmann

[Zelandakh]

I like to keep it simple too:

4♣ asks partner to start a cue auction, with 4♦ being a club cue

4♦ is a general slam try

4♥ is RKCB

[billw55]

Anyways, if you bid 4C your partner bids 5C. Are we bidding slam now?

This is the only question that seems easy enough for me to answer.

 

Yes I bid slam. What would be the point of making a slam try, if I am not going to bid slam after getting a good response?

[Fluffy]

for me 5♣ is something like ♠Qx ♥QJx ♦Kxxxx ♣Kxx

 

So I bid slam, perhaps on a finese.

[Alik1974]

Very close - I think I'd go in IMPs, although I can see 8 tricks already (well, possibly ). I would take partner's offer to play in NT as optional - he knows my ♥ shortage, but still shows his hand's faces.

[lesh]

I would pass. Over my 3♥ bid shortage and most of the time 18points partner decided to settle in 3nt. Also for the 3NT bid I think pd must stop ♥ twice or at least 1.5 :) Because I dont understand wanting to play there opposite my 17-18 points on avarage, having a singleton ♥, surely he could either sign off in 5♦ or bid something else. :P

 

In addition, even if we go down in 3nt and we have 5♦ I dont want to correct partner because pretty much I have described my hand and he decided that 3nt would be the better spot. Hence, I will pull 3nt only when I have values for slam or very unbalanced hand and :)

[lesh]

Axx of hearts is an insult, but is xx KQxx KQxxx Kx an insult? Maybe it is, 5422 is good and the KQ of hearts could be useful, but it's still an aceless 13.

 

Can partner ever hold the HA? Kxx AJTx Kxxxx x? Though it's unclear how good of a slam that is I guess, seems alright at least.

 

 

Anyways, if you bid 4C your partner bids 5C. Are we bidding slam now?

 

I dont think pd will bid 3nt with xx KQxx KQxxx Kx - even tho it is aceless 13 partner has 17+points outside ♥, with chances for slam very very high. I will defo cu bid 4♣ rather than sign off.