[matmat]

QJ7643 T94 K K85

Our auction started.

2♣ - 2♦
2NT - ?



2♣ was art. str.
2♦ positive waiting
2N 22-24
what's the plan?

[zheddh]

I will transfer to spades and initiate control bidding. If your control bids include second round control, 4C, else 4S to show a slam try in spades. (If no slam try, bid 4H or 4S directly, whichever applies to you)

[jmc]

Transfer and bid 4 as a mild slam try with a 6-card suit. P shouldn't get excited unless he has good controls.

jmc

[matmat]

suppose you're playing with someone who you don't expect to pick up the slow route as a mild slam try. how would you bid there?

[Codo]

matmat, on Jul 21 2009, 02:56 PM, said:

suppose you're playing with someone who you don't expect to pick up the slow route as a mild slam try. how would you bid there?

I would make a mild try myself with 4 club, hoping this shows a control. If this shows a suit, I make the bid which can be made with a mild slam try, whatever it is.
If my descissions are between: 4 spade to play and 4 NT... oh well... I choose the later.

[P_Marlowe]

A good idea would be to transfer to spades followed by
bidding 4S to show a mild slam invitation.
This assumes that you play texas transfer besides regular
transfer.

If not playing Texas, you can bid transfer, followed by 5S,
5S should be a quatitative invite.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[kfay]

Totally comfortable bidding blackwood on this hand.

[Phil]

zheddh, on Jul 21 2009, 12:45 AM, said:

I will transfer to spades and initiate control bidding. If your control bids include  second round control, 4C, else 4S to show a slam try in spades. (If no slam try, bid 4H or 4S directly, whichever applies to you)

Except your next call after a transfer isn't a control, its a second suit.

I would transfer and bid key card. True, the hand isn't that great, but I'm having a hard time coming with hands where we have enough controls where slam isn't decent and I can sensibly diagnose the problem.

As an aside, is the consensus these days that

... ...
2N - 4♥
4♠ - 5♣

is a cue (since we can jump to 5♣ over a Jacoby transfer as exclusion)?