[mgoetze]

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3♠ was undiscussed.

Generally, we play Minorwood, so 4♣ is probably RKCB for clubs. What do you think your possible bids mean, and which do you choose?

[Mbodell]

I bid 3nt. I know I try to play 3nt a lot, quite possibly too much, and it is possible I should be fishing for a 6♣ not worried about a 5♣ MP loss to 3nt since it is IMP, but I think 3♠ sounds like a punt and not necessarily strong (and if partner really is strong they can bid past 3nt). We've already shown our club fit, and while we have good controls and inside-outside values we are minimum for our 1nt range and doubleton in the transfer suit and 3♠ probe. I imagine that at a minimum partner is something like AKJ-fifth of spades and K-fourth of clubs and more length in clubs or spades is possible as is stray red quacks.

[whereagles]

Taking 3♠ as natural/values, it seems pard has all of his "stuff" in the black suits. In this context, it's an excellent hand to go slamming.

Thus I'd probably bid 4♣, which is probably RKCB, then I'll probably try for a grand if all the keys are there

[mgoetze]

Luckily, we stumbled into the right contract¹ on this one:

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I can't think of a better way for responder to show a 6-5 hand, so maybe 3♠ should indeed show 6 spades?

In any case 2NT got me pretty excited. I still wonder whether that was justified, but it worked out in this case.

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¹) Well, actually we wrongsided it, guess we'd better rethink those transfers.