[jdeegan]

Scoring: MP

2♣-P-2♦-P
2♥-P-3♥-P
3♠-P-4♣-P
4♦-P-4♠-P
5♦-P-5♠-P
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You are playing basic SAYC with regular Blackwood. Your bid?

[Fluffy]

I wouldn't open 2♣, it is hard to ask for ♦Q or ♦ doubleton, maybe partner has ♣K or ♦J or something. I will just bid 7.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

Over 4S, I think you are better placed, if oyu use Blackwood.
Ok, you have a club void, but the Ace of club is the only
missing Ace, so you will just do fine, and knwong, that you
can discard a card on the Ace of club has also some value.

Similar, if partner showes 1 kings, with the Ace of clubs,
you are also in good shape.
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I would go with just bidding 6H, but than I prefer going
plus instead of going minus.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[Gerben42]

As you want to know if partner has a control in ♠, you should not have bid 3♠ but instead 3NT. This is not to play but a waiting bid without ♠ control. If partner can bid something positive next, you have a chance to bid 7.

[jdonn]

I think the only reason partner couldn't bid a grand was his trumps aren't good enough. Obviously I can see why that is. Since mine are good enough it's up to me, 7♥.

[jdeegan]

jdonn, on Jan 26 2009, 10:31 AM, said:

I think the only reason partner couldn't bid a grand was his trumps aren't good enough. Obviously I can see why that is. Since mine are good enough it's up to me, 7♥.

Perfect analysis. Partner's hand:

x
J10987
J
AJ109xx

Most irritating problem w/o RKC available. Best solution is to carry a cue bidding auction past the 5♥ level in hopes that partner with ♥AKQxxx or ♥AKxxxxx will get the picture. Of course, just jacking the bidding to 7♥ will work more often than not, but MP's is a game of percentages, so why risk that when competing against a typical duplicate field where at least half the pairs are not competent slam bidders.