[benlessard]

4nt-----5♥
5♠------6♣ i dont have the balls to bid 7
pass--- me neither

5H is 100% cue-bid. If you had 7H and decided to pass then stick your H suit up your $#^% and forget about them. In imps ill be very satisfied to be in 6C.

7C need D43 & Clubs 3-1 so there is no need to be in 7C.

[kfay]

benlessard, on Feb 7 2008, 12:45 AM, said:

5H is 100% cue-bid. If you had 7H and decided to pass then stick your H suit up your $#^% and forget about them.

This is one of the more hilarious things I've read in a while.

[dake50]

Like 3D, then 4C over 3H and 4S over 4H. Hope partner pictures CQ, DQ, HA, SK with 3+minor support are gold.

[kfay]

dake50, on Feb 7 2008, 11:05 AM, said:

Like 3D, then 4C over 3H and 4S over 4H. Hope partner pictures CQ, DQ, HA, SK with 3+minor support are gold.

The problem with this is that if you switch partner's minors or do pretty much anything to their hand you're probably going to play in 3♦. And on this auction you'd have a good shot at playing in 4♣ and I'm pretty sure you're not going higher than 5♣.

[gnasher]

benlessard, on Feb 7 2008, 06:45 AM, said:

4nt-----5♥
7C need D43 & Clubs 3-1 so there is no need to be in 7C.

It is possible to cope with some 5-2 diamond breaks as well, especially played from the short hand.

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On a trump lead around to the Q10, I cash DAK, then ruff a diamond. If they break, I cross in spades and ruff the diamonds good, with a high trump if necessary, and draw trumps. If opener shows out on the third diamond, I crossruff instead.
It's not clear whether I should have cashed HAK at trick two - this gains against 6=2=2=3, but loses to 6=1=3=3 or 6=1=4=2.

On a spade lead, I can't afford to cash a second diamond, because I'll get into a mess when opener has four diamonds. Instead, I play DA, diamond ruff, C to dummy, diamond. If opener follows, I ruff, cash CQ and HAK, ruff a spade and draw trumps. If opener shows out on the third diamond, I can still make if he's 6=3=2=2: ruff, overtake CQ, and cash my minor suit winners, squeezing both opponents.

On a heart lead neither of these plans work. The best I can do is to play opener for 6=3=2=2 with CJ: HAK, DA, diamond ruff, SA, diamond ruff (North discarding a heart), heart ruff high, club finesse, heart ruff high, CQ, drawing all their trumps. I now have a good heart to throw dummy's diamond loser on, and a trump in dummy to get to DK.

[brianshark]

I think it's a slam you want to be in. But as advancer, I'd probably be bidding 6♣ unless I was sure 5♥ would be taken as a cue.