[chasetb]

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Partner is a very good player, and keeps it as simple and natural as possible.

Any experts who want to answer, please hide your answers using the Spoiler.

[mike777]

as a nonexpert I think my options are pass or 6s...I will pass being nv....but fully understand other bids.

[Cyberyeti]

Spoiler

Partner has singleton or void in diamonds, no 4 card major (unless he has 6+♣) and very few points. He thus has 6+ clubs (I'd bid a 4 card major in front of 5 clubs here a level lower). Visualise xxx, xxx, x, xxxxxx, 6♣ is on a 2-1 club break, and 7 could well be on if partner is slightly better.

RKCB here will do the job if partner will show his void diamond after the queen ask. I'd expect him to admit to the Q if he has 7 small, not sure about 6, so 4N-5♣-5♦-6♦(Q+void) I'll bid 7, otherwise I'll settle for 6. This is a bit clumsy, but in practice I'd have the ace asking auction at lower level as 4♦ would ask aces for me.

I come unstuck opposite exactly xxxx, xx, x, xxxxxx and xxxx, xx, void, xxxxxxx, but that's life.

[Zelandakh]

chasetb, on 2013-June-20, 23:06, said:

Partner is a very good player, and keeps it as simple and natural as possible.

Perhaps we should have done the same by bidding 3NT last time around then.

[helene_t]

6♣. If p has six clubs and three hearts and clubs beak 2-1 I have 12 tricks.

[inquiry]

mike777, on 2013-June-21, 00:09, said:

as a nonexpert I think my options are pass or 6s...I will pass being nv....but fully understand other bids.

partner bid 4-CLUBS, not 4-SPADES, so don't think you want to leap to 6 Spades in a three card suit.

[inquiry]

I feel like I have to hide my answer because I am close to an expert... well, he is sitting across the room, is that close enough? I don't want him to see my bid.

Spoiler

Under the constraints as posted, a forcing 4♦ and if partner can not muster a nice cue bid, then follow that up wth 6♣ or more clubs looks highly reasonable. Partner does not have to be completely broke, and somebody has a few hearts, I just want to be sure I express the desire to go on if partner has seven clubs or six clubs and the king of spades (planning on ruffing a heart in my hand) since then I think partner will have three hearts.

I am not sure he will get that ths is grand slam try, and even if he does, doubt he will be able to figure out what i need, but stranger things have happened. The most likely auction is 4D-5C-6C and he will wonder why i bothered bidding 4D.

[chasetb]

I was sitting South (surprise!) and was pretty tired at the end of this game, my second session for the day. I slightly missorted my hand; I had the 4♠ mixed in with my Clubs. I think I would have still bid this way, but 7-5 looks a whole lot better to pull to 4♣. Anyway, here are all 4 hands, and the auction at the table:

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Partner is an aspiring intermediate player who tends to let one mistake have a drastically negative effect on her play. The previous hand, we had a director call and then ended up in a ridiculous contract, and I know that threw her off. 6♣+1 ties for top (2 players found it), nobody found 7♣, and 5♣+2 was below average.

As an aside, I have noticed that her hand evaluation needs work, especially how a hand improves / goes to crap depending on the fit and location of honor cards. I plan on using the same hand for one player, and showing different hands and why they go up or down. Does anyone have any other good tips or ways to improve on the premise?

[Cyberyeti]

Would have bid 3♥ not 4♣ then pulled 3N to 4♣. As it is now 4♣ has been bid first, you should be in at least 6.

[PhilKing]

I was going to mention that the bidding made it extremely unlikely that the opponents have a heart fit.

That being so, one can assume partner would bid a four card heart suit unless very long in clubs, so 4H6C+ was virtually guaranteed, so you can count 13 tricks.

I think North should have bid 4♦ over the second double on their actual hand, though.