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Slamtry or not?

Poll: Do you make a slamtry? (11 member(s) have cast votes)

Do you make a slamtry?

  1. Yes (3 votes [27.27%])

    Percentage of vote: 27.27%

  2. No (8 votes [72.73%])

    Percentage of vote: 72.73%

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#1 User is offline   Free 

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Posted 2007-March-18, 12:05

You hold:
Scoring: IMP


Partner opens the auction, opponents silent:
1♣* - 1♥*
2NT* - ...

1♣ is 14+ natural or 15+ balanced
1♥ shows 4+♠
2NT shows 19-20HCP, any balanced without 5♥ and 2-3♠

You can signoff by transfering at 4-level, or transfer at 3-level to start cues. Do you try for slam or not?
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Posted 2007-March-18, 12:10

No, opps have too much juice.

Could make, but I don't like chasing rainbows, I seem to catch them less than 50% of the time.

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Posted 2007-March-18, 12:58

Not, a cuebidding auction won't help so there is no way that we are going to find out if partner's cards are right or wrong.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-March-18, 14:38

Presumably 3♥ (transfer I assume) allows partner to super-accept, right?

If so, it would be great if a super-accept shows a COV. If so, I'd love to hear 4♦. Two of the top three trumps plus two of the top three diamonds, as starters? Wow! I already expect:

AKx(x)-???-KQ(x..)-??? at worst, with 7-8 more HCP's coming, and not two of the top three clubs to burn up that potential? Heck, even AQ in diamonds and AKx in spades, with nothing more, makes the slam about 50-50 worst case.

So, as an ideal cuebidding style and fortunate holding/auction would allow a slam to be found, I'd seek it.

The next question is whether you have that or a similar cuebidding style? What are Opener's and Responder's options after 3♥, as to super-accepts and follow-ups or as to Responder's options after a non-super?
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Posted 2007-March-18, 14:45

I take it 1♣-4♠ was some kind of club raise? :)

Anyway.. it's impossible to tell pard we have a hand like this, so let's just play statistics. 7 losers opposite 5 cover cards = 11 tricks. Sign-off.
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Posted 2007-March-18, 19:34

Too much to cover. 4♠.
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