biggerclub Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Logically this seems like the right treatment, but I am always afraid to just spring it on my partners without previous discussion: (P) - 1♥ - (P) - 2♦(P) - 2♠ - (P) - 3NT(P) - 4♦- (P) . . . . or (leaving out the OPPs' passes this time): 1♣ 1♠1NT 2♦2♠ 3♣3NT (or 3 ♥) 4♣ . . . Logically these and similar auctions seem like minor suit slam tries and 4NT should reject the try and suggest a contract, not ask for Aces. Still, without prior discussion . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Taking 3NT out into 4m is almost always a slam try (exceptions tend to be obvious). How one proceeds thereafter is a matter of agreement. For example, it would be perfectly logical to use 4♦ as the negative on auction 2 rather than 4NT. Auction 1 is trickier to comment on as you have not told us the system nor whether 2♦ promises 5 or not. If 4♦ agrees diamonds then it is logical (to me) for 4♥ to be a negative. If 4♦ is merely patterning out then we probably need 4NT for this and 5♣ becomes Last Train. It is also relevant what 4♣ instead of 4♦ would have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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