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#1 User is offline   jh51 

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Posted 2011-March-01, 14:53

West is dealer, vul none


My partner and I clearly misbid this hand as we played in 3NT by S and made 6. (We should have made 7, as the diamond finess is working. Partner got confused on how to handle diamonds after they split 4-0. We even got a gift at trick 1 when the 4♣ was led and East follows with the 3.) I won't bother to discuss the misbidding, except that I may have started it by opening the North hand. BTW 2/1 GF.

How would you suggest bidding this - opponents are silent. I think the best contract is 6D. NT is vulnerable after a heart lead if the K♦ is wrong.
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Posted 2011-March-01, 15:32

1d=2c
2d(6)=3d
3s=4h(rkc in d)
4nt(1-4)=5c(q ask)
5s(KS,QD)=6d
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Posted 2011-March-01, 17:00

Any auction where Opener ever describes having at least 5 diamonds should result in a slam being bid. It is hard to imagine an auction where that doesn't occur. There are many variations, but all roads seem to lead to Rome, actual results notwithstanding.
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Posted 2011-March-01, 18:55

In the auction:
1D - 2C! ( 2/1 GF ),
Opener's 1st obligation is to rebid a 5+ card Diam suit.
You still have the entire 2-level to find a 4-4 Major fit if one exists.
Now Responder, with no 4 card major, and no 2 quick losers in a side suit, should just
jump to 4D! ( Minorwood ):
1D - 2C!
2D - 4D! and get to 6D as in Mike's auction.
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Posted 2011-March-01, 22:15

Open 1D - 2C
2D - 3D if thats forcing in u sys or 3H( jump aka cue as ♦trumps)
3S - 4C both cues
4H - 4Nt 4H cue and now shortness(bid S first) 4Nt RKCB
5D - 6D 5D 1/5 aces 6D final contract( its pretty obvious which high cards prd have)
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Posted 2011-March-02, 13:52

I am happy to see that everyone chose to open 1♦ as I did. I considered passing at the time because of the possibly worthless Q♥ and J♣, but I liked my shape and decent suit.

What actually happened was that partner bid 3NT, which was a gross underbid by our methods as it showed only 13-15 HCP. I had a clear pass if that was partner's hand.
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Posted 2011-March-02, 15:45

1♦ - 2♣
2♦ - 3♦
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Seems like a normal start, where 2♦ shows 5+♦ and 3♦ is forcing. The rest is easy and depends on your slam bidding methods.
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