[32519]

An easy slam was missed on this hand. How should N/S have bid this hand?

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Or was this hand another victory for the natural Weak 2♦. Valuable bidding space was consumed?

[nigel_k]

On the North hand I would start with double. You certainly don't mind if partner passes. Save the cue bid for hands with 5-5 in the majors (or other very shapely hands if you wish to do that). After North doubles and South bids 2♥, North can splinter with 4♦. Since South has a maximum 2♥ bid with nothing in diamonds, they are going to drive to slam after that.

On your actual auction it looks like maybe South should do more if 3♦ was game forcing. But it's hard because you have consumed two entire levels of bidding just to establish the heart fit.

[Fluffy]

double-2♥
4♦-cuebid
blablablalba
slam

[the hog]

I agree with both of the above posts. The cuebid took up a lot of room. I play the cue here as asking for a stopper for NT and showing a solid suit somewhere.

[manudude03]

Agree with the comments above. I would just add that I think South is worth a 5H bid (asking for diamond control) over 4H anyway.

[Cyberyeti]

Agree with the above posts also.

(2♦)-X-2♥
2♠-3♣
4♦(kickback in clubs)-

is a good start and trivially easy if you play 1430 as it now goes 4♥-4N(I have the Q and am interested but need something more)-5♠-6♥

[TWO4BRIDGE]

Over a weak-2D, Roman-jumps are better.

That way the cue-bid ( 3D here ) is a stop-ask just like (2M) - 3M is in Leaping Michaels.

So, over ( 2D ):
3H!-jump = ♥/♠
............................ - 4C ( advance cue for one of the Majors as trump )
4NT ( 6 Ace RKC ) - 5D ( 1 key )
6H ( for pass-or-correct ) - pass

[lalldonn]

Of course north should double first, but even after this random GF cuebid south should move more than he did. He showed nothing.

[Zelandakh]

TWO4BRIDGE, on 2012-October-27, 09:43, said:

Over a weak-2D, Roman-jumps are better.

You do not even need this. The simple 3♦ = stop ask; 3M = strong jump; 4♣ = C + M; 4♦ = majors is just fine for the average player. Whichever system you are playing, starting with double on the North hand appears to be indicated.

[TWO4BRIDGE]

Zelandakh, on 2012-October-29, 07:07, said:

You do not even need this [ Roman Jumps ]. The simple 3♦ = stop ask; 3M = strong jump; 4♣ = C + M; 4♦ = majors is just fine for the average player. Whichever system you are playing, starting with double on the North hand appears to be indicated.

Thx for the tip .

[kenrexford]

Of course there are other methods, but this time this should have been easy. North made a game-forcing cuebid. South has a contextual monster -- two strains that are great, a K-x combination, two KIngs? I would blast 6♣ rather than 3♥...Pass.

[VM1973]

lalldonn, on 2012-October-27, 09:45, said:

Of course north should double first, but even after this random GF cuebid south should move more than he did. He showed nothing.

Agreed!