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Cue or No?

Poll: Cue or No? (16 member(s) have cast votes)

Cue or No?

  1. Cue in support of spades. (4 votes [25.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.00%

  2. Natural, going slamming in clubs (with 4 hearts). (12 votes [75.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 75.00%

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Posted 2008-February-12, 16:19

Distributional game going hands will have slam interest opposite a 1NT opening when partner has fitting honours and nothing wasted in our shortage(s).
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Posted 2008-February-12, 16:20

FWIW I play a negative X as promising 2+ cards in diamonds and the cuebid as showing shortness.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 16:24

Jlall, on Feb 13 2008, 06:23 AM, said:

glad to see the quality of the posts improving... lol. Good point having clubs and a 4 card major and a slam try is a very narrow target, so we should never have a way to show that...

The point is that you cannot have both. If 4 Club is a real suit, you cannot use it as a cue for spades an vicce versa. Quite obvious. So frequency surely matters.

So the problem is: What will happen more often? And what is more useful?
What can´t you show in another way?

I voted and had taken 4 Club as natural, as "everybody" besides the devil, but is this really the best use for this bid? It is the normal meaning without discussion, but I am not yet convinced that it is the best approach.

Isn´t it possible for you to show the clubs first and the hearts later? If not, you should play 4 Club natural. If yes, there is no need to do so.
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