[han]

I must admit that I might have bid only 2C with that hand. While the hand is rich in controls, the suits are so weak that I find it a stretch to force to game. I doubt that I would get to 6C after the 2C rebid.

[jdonn]

Same here, I can't see myself getting beyond 5♣. It is not easy to get responder to cooperate with that hand, especially when short in opener's first suit. But neither 5♣ nor 6♣ is a crime.

[jdonn]

Hannie, on Jun 16 2006, 10:33 AM, said:

jdonn, on Jun 9 2006, 11:55 AM, said:

Well what I actually like is the 'standard' way with none of these things

You are one weirdo Josh.

True, but my mother is still proud of me.

[jdeegan]

5♣. I think this is one of those situations where you jump to show extra values and good trump support with NO controls. If partner has manufactured his club suit, we are screwed, but I can't distort my bidding from fear.

[Free]

Echognome, on Jun 16 2006, 04:45 PM, said:

I don't have partner's exact hand, but it was something like:

Scoring: IMP

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As I mentioned, I didn't have the same problem because partner rebid 3NT. I was a bit annoyed because I pretty much make 6♣ whenever I make 3NT. West Lead a ♥ and a ♥ was returned. I played 2 rounds of diamodns and then the ♣A. West plays the ♣J. You then lead a club towards hand and East plays the last small club. As a reminder, your hand is:

J Qx Qxxxx KTxxx

Drop or finesse? (If you want, to make it more interesting, you can pretend you were playing 6♣.)

Also feel free to continue commenting on how the bidding should have gone after a jump shift.

Drop.

It's not getting more exciting when you're playing 6♣ since you go down a lot in 3NT, but only 1 in 6♣