[Cyberyeti]

 Zelandakh, on 2012-May-25, 06:06, said:

6♦ now - 5♣ followed by 6♦ ought to be an option too (caters to phil's hand for example) but I think it is too likely to help them more than us. I have a horrible feeling there is going to be another decision over 6♠.

There would be if opps weren't red v green, 6♠ is 800/1100 depending on whether after A♦ you switch to hearts and get the club ruff or try to cash the K♦.

Partner's hand is xxx, KJ10xx, Qx, Axx so 6♦/♥ make.

This board was flat for 440 in our match in identical auctions of (1♣)-5♦ on a club lead.

[mikl_plkcc]

As the partner has passed, I would bid 5♦ to end the auction.

[phil_20686]

After
1c 1d 2s x
4S

It is surely right to bid 4N, to indicate playability in hearts. Bidding 6d will loook ridiculous if partner has Kxxxx x in the red suits. You might even go so far as bidding 6H rather than 6D.

I feel like I would certainly drive a slam now, but prefer hearts to diamonds. Might just make a quiet 5c bid for now, to show a good hand for hearts with a (first round) club control.

[gnasher]

 phil_20686, on 2012-May-25, 09:57, said:

After
1c 1d 2s x
4S

It is surely right to bid 4N, to indicate playability in hearts. Bidding 6d will loook ridiculous if partner has Kxxxx x in the red suits.

Hasn't partner promised secondary diamonds with his double? The opponents have shown clubs and spades, so presumably his double shows hearts and diamonds.

[phil_20686]

 gnasher, on 2012-May-25, 10:35, said:

Hasn't partner promised secondary diamonds with his double? The opponents have shown clubs and spades, so presumably his double shows hearts and diamonds.

That depends how good his hand is:

AQx
KJxxx
x
xxxx

could not afford a pass imo. If that is an opening bid for you fair enough, but its not a stretch to imagine partner doubling with a ten count with 51 in the reds. I am fairly conservative opening in first and second, so its easy for me to construct hands that are good enough to double without diamond support imo.

[ggwhiz]

 phil_20686, on 2012-May-25, 09:57, said:

I feel like I would certainly drive a slam now, but prefer hearts to diamonds.

For the criminally insane, you could bid exclusion on spades to blow off the lead on the way to the grand.