SNTSNT7 Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 North (Dealer)S Q4H ----D KQ109C AKQJ1082 SouthS AK5H J10762D AJ8C 65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 YOU CAN debate 2c or one club If 2clubs perhaps: 2c=2d3c=3h4c=5nt? 3c=long clubs 3 loser handnow south knows...grand is very very close. at this point to keep it simple south might bid 5nt as grand slam force. I fully grant this is a rather simple approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNTSNT7 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 4C just showing long Clubs? What are the following bids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNTSNT7 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 How can South know that N is void in Hearts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akwoo Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 For me, this is just short of a 2♣ opening. This would mean the bidding goes 1♣ - 1♥2♦ - 2♠/2N(*)3♣ - 3N4♣ - 4♠(**)5♥(***) - 7♣ The 7♣ bid is a bit of a gamble, but partner was committing to small slam without knowing you have more than an ace and a king, and you have two aces and a king. (*) Over a reverse, it's common to agree either to play 2N or the cheaper of 2N and the 4th suit as a weakness showing bid (so that all bids at the 3 level can be game forcing). If 2N is the weakness showing bid, then 2♠ (fourth suit forcing) is right here. If 2♠ is weakness showing, then 2N (which would be forcing to game) is the right bid.(**) Surely this is a cue in support of clubs. 4♦ would be less clear; if certain partner would take it as a cue and not an offer to play, it's a better bid (and makes the subsequent auction better).(***) Of course this shows 1st round control - it commits to small slam and hence has to be looking for grand. And probably a void - otherwise partner would use blackwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 1C-1H-3C-3NT would be the most likely start to this. From there it's system-dependent, but I would bid 4NT if my partner knew it was not a quant invite to 6NT. Also, if it starts 1C-1H-3C, South has to feel like 3NT is a massive underbid, so perhaps he bids Blackwood. Either way this is a good challenge hands for newer/average partnerships to get to 6C and for advanced partnerships to find 7C. I strongly recommend that beginners never, ever bid 7 of anything unless it's an absolute certainty on simple bidding. This will happen maybe once every 1,000 deals. An example: your partner opens the bidding with 1H and you hold: ♠AKQJ953♥K7♦AKQ♣7 Partner opened and you're staring at a solid spade suit and 22 HCP. Ask him how many aces he has and bid either 6♠ or 7♠ (or 7NT) depending on his answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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