[Cyberyeti]

Love all, teams, dealer W who passes, you hold:

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What do you open ? having chosen your opening bid, partner holds:

Spoiler

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suggest a sensible aution after your chosen opening bid.

[Fluffy]

I open 3♥ vulnerable second position is good enough.

Partner sees anywhere from 6 to 2 losers in 4♥, but given the vulnerability its fair that he raises to 4, passing is gambling too much.

At IMPs he might rather play 5♣, but it could go down if partner has 2 diamonds when 4♥ might make. Its close.


In my methods:

3♥-3♠ (shortess asking)
4♦-5♣

[Zelandakh]

Open 1H - too good for the crap I preempt on nv.

1H = 10-17
... - 1S = INV+ relay
1N = min, 0-3 hearts
... - 2C = GF relay
2H = 6+ hearts, 1-suited
... - 2S = relay
2N = 6-7 hearts, 3 spades
... - 3C = relay
3N = 3712
... - 4C = relay
4H = 2 controls
... - 4S = relay
5C = heart control, no spade control

I do not think the slam is worth bidding at teams given the information we have about partner's hand.

[Cyberyeti]

Fluffy, on 2011-September-26, 02:57, said:

I open 3♥ vulnerable second position is good enough.

Partner sees anywhere from 6 to 2 losers in 4♥, but given the vulnerability its fair that he raises to 4, passing is gambling too much.

At IMPs he might rather play 5♣, but it could go down if partner has 2 diamonds when 4♥ might make. Its close.


In my methods:

3♥-3♠ (shortess asking)
4♦-5♣

Your auction is interesting in that you pinpoint the desired feature to make a slam worth bidding, but also the trump lead that beats it. Note that if openers clubs are 43 rather than 97, you can't make 5♣ on a trump lead but 4♥ is still OK. We bid 1♥-3♣-4♥-5♣ and unsurprisingly they led a diamond so I made 6 for -11 IMPs as they bid 6 at the other table.

[Fluffy]

Now that I think of it, 4♦ guarantess that partner's hearts are very good since he can't havepoints anywhere else!. This makes 4♥ perhaps better, so just not asking its fine.



To reach slam its very simple with the other possible opening: 1♥-2♣-2♥-4♣-4♦. If partner decides to rebid 4♥ instead of 2 oh well...

[the_clown]

1♥ (11-15)- 2♣ (4+ GF)
2♥-3♣
3♥-4♣
4♦ cuebid aggreing ♣-4NT
5♣-5NT(1 key missing, 6♣ would be invitational)
6♣

It is possible that opener rebids 4♥ after 3♣ and then responder will probably sing off in 5♣.

Alternativ responder can bid 4♣ over 2♥, RKCB, intending to ask for the ♦K below 5♣. This loses when opener has ♦singleton.