Fluffy Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 ♠A♥J63♦AQJ10973♣64 all vul, IMPs (2♠)-double-(3♠)-?? What do you bid in your partnership? What do you bid with no agreements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 5♦ in all cases. Bid what I think I can make. There is just too much information that I would like to convey to partner and no sensible way to convey it. So, at the risk of repeating myself, I will just bid what I think I can make. I don't see a rational way to convey first round control of the opponents' suit and long and strong diamonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 There is just too much potential here to sign off in 5d.We are looking at 6 if p has as little as xxx KQTx Kx Axxx and it is unlikely p started with x with that hand so we can generally expect more. There indeed is no rational way to show first round spade control and all this firepower so we bid what we think we can make and bid 6d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 6♦ for me, maybe pd has xx, AKQx, Kxx, Jxxx, bet they lead a spade or a trump :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 There is just too much potential here to sign off in 5d.We are looking at 6 if p has as little as xxx KQTx Kx Axxx and it is unlikely p started with x with that hand so we can generally expect more. There indeed is no rational way to show first round spade control and all this firepower so we bid what we think we can make and bid 6d.If you are going to bid 6♦, why not bid 4♠ first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 If you are going to bid 6♦, why not bid 4♠ first? Because it leaks information to the opening leader, and exploring seven is almost impossible (and this is as good a way to explore seven as any). Not that that I would bid Six - just saying. This looks like a perfect hand for the snappily named "4NT = a good 5m response" convention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 If you bid 4♠, wouldn't partner believe hearts to be trumps? If that is a possibility the 6♦, if not then why not 4♠? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 If you bid 4♠, wouldn't partner believe hearts to be trumps? Why would he think that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 If you bid 4♠, wouldn't partner believe hearts to be trumps? If that is a possibility the 6♦, if not then why not 4♠? I think pard will just cuebid, probably 5♣ which opens you up to a lead directing double or without one, a heart lead from an astute defender. I'm blasting 6♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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