[pooltuna]

Little Kid, on Sep 30 2010, 07:28 PM, said:

Scoring: XIMP

1NT-2♦
2♥-3♦
4♦-?

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you need a meta-agreement of some sort. Maybe a qbid by the 1NT opener is support for the second suit and any slam try for ♥ has to go through 1NT opener bidding 3♥?

[ONEferBRID]

Little Kid, on Sep 30 2010, 07:28 PM, said:

Scoring: XIMP

1NT-2♦
2♥-3♦
4♦-?

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I guess I'd be the only one to play 4D! as Minorwood in a GF auction ( yes, 3D = good 2nd suit, edit= forcing, and no 6 cards Hts ).

5C! = 4th step, 2 + dQ

[nige1]

Little Kid, on Sep 30 2010, 07:28 PM, said:

Scoring: XIMP

1NT-2♦
2♥-3♦
4♦-?

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IMO 4♥ = 10, 4N = 9, 6♦ = 7, 5♦ = 6, 5♣ = 5.
A problem is that even 5♦ may not be safe. Although 6♥ or 6N may be in the picture. 6♦ may still be be on, especially if we avoid a ♠ lead. Partner may hold, for example
♠ Kxx ♥ Qx ♦ AKxxx ♣ KJx
♠ AQJ ♥ QJx ♦ Kxxxx ♣ KJ
♠ Qxx ♥ Qx ♦ AKxx ♣ KQJx

[jdonn]

jdonn, on Oct 1 2010, 10:52 AM, said:

Phil, on Oct 1 2010, 10:05 AM, said:

Partner usually does not have three hearts so this hand has become quite good. With a great club stopper, weak spades and [H]Hx I would expect a 3♥ call. 4♦ is an unusual bid, and I think it must be very good diamonds. Axx xx AKxxx QJx?

I can't envision a grand, unless partner has the NUTS, so I won't help the defense out with 5♣ and simply bid 6♦.

I think that concept is overrated. You might need a spade lead to make, like from the K into AQ. Anyway I don't like giving up on grand, like Axx xx AKxxx xxx plus a heart queen or spade KJ or whatever. If I didn't want to guide the defense to a spade lead I would just bid keycard now.

Wasn't someone going to point out the spade lead is coming through partner not into him? LOL jdonn.

[2Macchiato]

Partner has gone out of his way to avoid 3N and 3-4H - game seems to be the extent of your ambition but 5D played by you also not so wonderful. Partner should have something like ?24? shape. Since there's no reason to assume that partner has some wonderful, perfect hand the priority must be to find a good spot. 4H looks a reasonable shout. If you tell me 6D is making 4H is unlikely to be a disaster.

Partner could have made a different call in support of Diamonds (3S/4C) and hasn't. 5-2 (probably) Heart fit won't be the worst thing you've ever landed in.

[bucky]

Actually, I have a hard time constructing a hand consistent with 4♦ bid.

Axx, Qx, AKxxx, Qxx bid 3♠
KQx, Qx, AKxxx, Qxx bid 3♠
Jxx, Qx, AKxxx, KQx bid 4♣
QJx, Qx, AKxx, Kxxx bid 3NT

So maybe 4♦ can only be based on something like
Kxx, Qx, AKxxx, QJx
The soft values on side suits argue for 3NT, but the diamond support is too excellent to suppress.