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#1 User is offline   dickiegera 

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Posted 2014-October-07, 06:51



3 shows 8+pts or a good 7pts

How to continue to get to Diamond slam.
Both Kings are favorably located, so 7 or 7NT both make. I would be happy to be in 6

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This is how we got to 5


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Posted 2014-October-07, 07:06

View Postdickiegera, on 2014-October-07, 06:51, said:



3 shows 8+pts or a good 7pts

How to continue to get to Diamond slam.
Both Kings are favorably located, so 7 or 7NT both make. I would be happy to be in 6

Thank you
This is how we got to 5





3D - 3S
4D - 4H
5C - 6D
Alderaan delenda est
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Posted 2014-October-07, 07:19

Over 3 West should jump to 5.

This is simply descriptive, showing a good suit and a reasonable hand for the bidding so far.
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Posted 2014-October-07, 07:59

View PostPhilKing, on 2014-October-07, 07:19, said:

Over 3 West should jump to 5.

This is simply descriptive, showing a good suit and a reasonable hand for the bidding so far.

Exactly what I was going to write. I feel sorry for those playing fast arrival.
The easiest way to count losers is to line up the people who talk about loser count, and count them. -Kieran Dyke
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Posted 2014-October-07, 08:18

4 probably shows a min with no spade wastage.

East needs about 12 points for 0 losers and can count with 7-8 working points across. Odds are 1-2 cards are missing, so slam rates to be something between 50% and hopeless. I would bid 6 over 4 if in need of a stretch. Else would stick to 5, just as dick did.
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Posted 2014-October-07, 08:34

View Posthrothgar, on 2014-October-07, 07:06, said:

3D - 3S
4D - 4H
5C - 6D


What are 4 and 5 ?
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Posted 2014-October-09, 00:15

Given your auction through 4 , I would be very tempted to bid 4 with the East hand. Whichever way you read it, the double cue should show both a 1st round control AND a huge hand.

I'm not sure if West would be tempted to use RKCB after that or bid 6 directly, but ought to give it some serious thought. West could have something minimal like xx Jxx AQ432 Jxx and would still bid 4 . So West's hand would seem to be well beyond the minimum for the bid.

The other possibility has already been mentioned -- West bidding 5 instead of 4 . It creates a momentum auction. Given that 3 shows a big hand and fit, then 5 says I've got enough that 5 should have a good play opposite whatever your hand is. Looking at his hand, East would almost assuredly bid 6 as it looks like 6 depends on one of two finesses at worst.
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