[gszes]

Exclusion is wrong because the failure to ask for the spade Q gives
opener the impression you have 6 spades (it is also wrong to be
looking for 7 missing the trump Q unless you have 6 spades).

It seems a straightforward bidding sequence yields the best results

1n 2c
2s 4n
5s 6c (asking for 3rd round control)
7s

This wont always work when opener has a huge amount of wasted values
in dia and a doubleton club (probably an inevitable heart loser) but should
overall be rewarded with many positive results. Please dont try and convince
me 4h is quantitative vs blackwood. If I had a quantitative hand I would have
bid it right from the start. It was the 2s response that allowed me to take charge
of the hand.

[Codo]

mgoetze, on 2012-June-08, 04:36, said:

I guess noone except Codo and possibly gwnn agrees with my partner's bidding? How would you have bid it?

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I did not agree at all with your partners bidding, (it was a horrible bid)- you did see the smiley? I just tried to guess what he thought.

[phil_20686]

FrancesHinden, on 2012-June-07, 15:33, said:

I don't understand the auction.
Assuming 5D is voidwood, partner has taken control. I told him how many keycards I have and he's done something other than sign off.

I assume I have an agreement about the 6C bid, so you'd better tell me what it is.
If he was interested in my opinion, he wouldn't have jumped to 5D. He could (I assume) have bid 4D, or 3H (forcing raise). He didn't do any of them.

As he hasn't asked about the SQ he must be something like 6403. The ace of diamonds is thus useless and I seem to have a working 8-count in my 14-16 NT. If he isn't bidding grand himself, or asking for kings, I can't see how our hand can be what he is looking for.

If I am being asked my opinion, I seem to have an obvious sign-off: the only good thing about my hand is the doubleton club.
I could be looking at QJxx AK xxxx KQx. Now that really would be a good hand.

Id partner is AKxxxx KQxx - Axx are you not cold? Surely he needs all those cards. Even if he has less: AKxxxx Kxx - AKxx You are still cold for grand. He is more likely to be 6403, but even if he has only the heart K, grand is still better than a finesse.

I guess that 6 clubs is intended as a third round control ask. Guess that I should accept.

[phil_20686]

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