[jillybean]

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What now?

I think my auction would have started 1♠ 2♣* 2♠ 3♠ and now partner would be obliged to cue.

[hrothgar]

Definitely prefer that responder shows spades on the second round rather than bidding 3♥

I would probably just punt 6N and apologize if the grand comes home

[SteveMoe]

Definitely like the bidding you propose if 2♣ is Natural or balanced GF.
Agree that 3♠ not 3♥ is better IFF 2♠ promised 6. If it didn't then 3♥ endplays partner into 3N (I assume here partner will rebid 3♥ on 5=4 regardless of strength).
So, now I can trot out Gerber if partner will understand 4♣ here as that convention. The only likely error will be taking this as a control bid - which is OK too. (Silly here that regardless how partner interprets the 4♣ bid, we will move on partner's 4♥ call toward the grand slam, while retire in 6N on any other call).
We will steer toward 6N unless we can identify 13 tricks. We need to find the ♠KQ, the ♣K, and the ♥A for 13.

[mike777]

prefer 3s if 2s=6+
prefer 2nt if 2s=5+

I want pard to show me her length.

given OP I now punt 6nt.

[Hanoi5]

Is partner's 3NT denying 6 spades? Anyway 6NT looks to be the contract and that's what I'd bid.

[jillybean]

Partner held KQ9654 A9 Q65 Q8, 6N is the top spot. Both 7S & 7N make, with the 3-3 diamond fit.

[EricK]

jillybean, on 2012-November-25, 21:57, said:

Partner held KQ9654 A9 Q65 Q8, 6N is the top spot. Both 7S & 7N make, with the 3-3 diamond fit.

Do you have the hands right? There are 13 on top if spades are not 5-0

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

I am not going to ask, if 2S showes a 6 carder, because the agreement would be nice to have,
but I am assuming, it does not.

Instead of 3H, it would have been better to bid 3C, partner does not have 4 hearts, but may
have 4 diamonds, depening on the meaning of an immediate 3D raise (does the raise show add. values
or not).

As it is, bid 6NT, 7 NT is out, partner showed a min. opener with semibal. shape, so you will have
at most 35 HCPs between you.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[P_Marlowe]

jillybean, on 2012-November-25, 21:57, said:

Partner held KQ9654 A9 Q65 Q8, 6N is the top spot. Both 7S & 7N make, with the 3-3 diamond fit.

Why did he bid 3NT instead of 3S?

Did we promise a club stopper? Responders bidding indicates 54 shape in the reds,
and they will lead clubs, the unbid suit.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[gszes]

ASSUMING 2/1 auction

if the 2s bid shows 6+ I will immediately go to rkc
and if we have the heart A and spade KQ bid 7s
(IMPS because it may go down less when it fails)
(7N at MP/BAM).

If the 2s bid is 5+ I will bid 2n (MIKE777) (not 3h)
because I want to give my p the chance to show me
distribution (ie 3s to show 6+ and then 4n rkc same
as before).

[Zelandakh]

My auction for this:

1♠ = 5+ spades, unbal, max 17
... - 1NT = INV+ relay
2♣ = min, <4 hearts
... - 2♦ = GF relay
2♠ = 6+ spades, <4 clubs, <4 diamonds
... - 2NT = relay
3♥ = 6-7 spades, 3 diamonds, 0-2 hearts, 0-2 clubs
... - 3♠ = relay
3NT = 6232
... - 4♣ = relay
4♥ = 3 controls
... - 4♠ = relay
5♣ = spade control, no diamond control
... - 5♦ = relay
5♠ = hearts control, no club control
... - 5NT = relay
6♥ = 2 of top 3 in spades, ♦Q, no ♥Q
... - 7NT (6 spades, 3 hearts, 3 diamonds, 1 club)