[kgr]

Scoring: MP

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I did choose 2C as the opener, but as the correct choice seems to be 1H I'll give you the bidding starting with 1H. Opps silent:
1♥-1♠
3♦-3♠
You play wjs, partner's 3♠ shows 6 card and 9+ (with 6 card ♠ and 4-8 pts your partner would have bid 2♠ initially).
You play a jump to the 5-level as voidwoid, but not sure if 5♠ would still be interpreted like that and it would also force you to the 6-level.
What is your choice now?

[han]

I choose 5♥ next, I think that this gives all the right signals. It shows a very strong hand with long hearts and secondary diamonds, and it denies interest in spades.

I think that 5H should "set trump" and I will interpret partner's 5S as a cuebid (and in this case specifically showing the ace). I will sign of in 6H over 5S, showing that I'm not excited about this ace. However, if partner cuebids 6C then I'm really excited, and I will bid 6D hoping that partner jumps to 7H with the rounded aces.


BTW, playing 5S as voidwood in an auction like this is asking for trouble. This comes from a voidwood fan.

[han]

Plenty of voidwood fans here!

[cherdano]

kgr, on Feb 15 2006, 01:23 AM, said:

I did choose 2C as the opener, but as the correct choice seems to be 1H I'll give you the bidding starting with 1H. Opps silent:
1♥-1♠
3♦-3♠
You play wjs, partner's 3♠ shows 6 card and 9+ (with 6 card ♠ and 4-8 pts your partner would have bid 2♠ initially).

I am not sure I agree with this inference. Why can't 3♠ be a 5-card suit?

Arend

[kgr]

cherdano, on Feb 15 2006, 12:07 PM, said:

kgr, on Feb 15 2006, 01:23 AM, said:

I did choose 2C as the opener, but as the correct choice seems to be 1H I'll give you the bidding starting with 1H. Opps silent:
1♥-1♠
3♦-3♠
You play wjs, partner's 3♠ shows 6 card and 9+ (with 6 card ♠ and 4-8 pts your partner would have bid 2♠ initially).

I am not sure I agree with this inference. Why can't 3♠ be a 5-card suit?

Arend

Your partner will almost never rebid S with a 5-card. It's not impossible if he would not have any other good bid. Something like
AKxxx=x=xxx=xxxx

[kgr]

Jlall, on Feb 15 2006, 02:39 AM, said:

5H voidwood for me.

Is this a joke or do you really play 5H as voidwood for S here, asking to bid 6 with CA or HA?
Will your partner pass with AKxxxx=xx=xx=xxx?

[joshs]

5H. Natural and Invitational to slam. Honestly this sequence probably will not help partner (but nothing else does either), but we should get raised if partner happens to hold 2 aces....

Josh

[mike777]

4H Mr. Conservative

[kgr]

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Here are both hands. I wondered if there was a good way to ask for H and C ace. Probably 5H is the best bid. Partner will bid 6 with ♥A, will he?