gszes Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Working with the tools at my disposal--I think this hand should at least try for slam rather than hoping against hope p has one of the few min type hands that make slam less than desirable. The opps throwing in all of those x makes me strongly believe p does NOT have much extra wasted values in the reds and that in turn vastly increases the chances of expecting some club help. It is still a guess but it seems reasonable. I vote for the 4n route and bid slam once I discover the AQ of spades. STOP reading if you have no interest in alternative treatments. I suggest adding PODI PORI to your rkc responses this can save some needed space. I might suggest considering switching your serious and non serious meaning. Ie opener can bid 3n non serious and cue bid when serious. If opener makes a serious cue bid the 5 level will virtually never be in danger so the bidding has an extra level for exploration. When opener is minimum that is not the case and responder (unlimited) needs to be warned. You can save a jump to 4s to show a min with no cue bid and with no club help (less than stiff Q or 3 small). This rather descriptive bid means the hand looks really really really dirt poor for slam purposes. It is ok to waste that much space with so much information is imparted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Full hand: [hv=pc=n&s=s5hajt754d87653cj&w=skt6h8da94cak9832&n=sj93h963dkqj2cq74&e=saq8742hkq2dtct65&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1sp2cp2sp3sp4sp4np5cp5dd5hd6sppp]399|300[/hv] I thought it would be pretty clear to move on with slam being a favourite with AQJxxx xxx xx xx and partner must have more. Unfortunately, 6S ended -1. Flat board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtGodel Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 To me partner has complete rubbish when they bid 4S and this hand just even slightly in their range. You can't have good trumps a solid control and a singleton...What would 1♠ - 2♣ - 2♠ - 4♥/4♠ have been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 To me partner has complete rubbish when they bid 4S and this hand just even slightly in their range. You can't have good trumps a solid control and a singleton...What would 1♠ - 2♣ - 2♠ - 4♥/4♠ have been? 4H would have been a splinter. I rejected it since I felt it was too close to a slam force and would virtually always come back with 4S.4S over 2S would have shown a really trashy GF hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovera Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 After 5♥ bidding will end in 6♠. I (avoiding x) perhaps may have better chance. Infact with opening lead of Ace of heart or J of club by E 6♠ is factible.(Lovera) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I would pass. I don't know if my point went over everyone's hand, or if my point is invalid, but it's simply this: You bid keycard, find you are off one keycard, and don't know if you want to bid slam. Maybe instead of starting the car, and then wondering if you should be driving, you should have consulted a good friend first. My friend is passed out in the back seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnu Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I would pass. I don't know if my point went over everyone's hand, or if my point is invalid, but it's simply this: You bid keycard, find you are off one keycard, and don't know if you want to bid slam. Maybe instead of starting the car, and then wondering if you should be driving, you should have consulted a good friend first. Keycard and then slowww 5♠ is the systemic way of inviting partner to continue to 6. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 as I suspected weak 2s and showing shortness in d... after inquiry leads to slam oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboxley Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 If u decide to rkc then why would u ever sign off unless u r missing either 2 keys or 1 key and the trump Q? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 If u decide to rkc then why would u ever sign off unless u r missing either 2 keys or 1 key and the trump Q? I am not really sure, however I see weak players doing it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 The reason in this case is 5D got doubled for the lead, so if slam were to be lead-dependent, then you've just been told what lead you're getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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