[Fluffy]

You do not often get cards that allow you to comfortably bid to a making grand slam on 23 high, but this is an exception, all you need is to bid your suits up the line, cuebid and use keycard blackwood!

[kenberg]

Fluffy, on 2013-September-16, 15:26, said:

You do not often get cards that allow you to comfortably bid to a making grand slam on 23 high, but this is an exception, all you need is to bid your suits up the line, cuebid and use keycard blackwood!

How, exactly?

I assume 1♠-2♣-2♥-3♥ is how it starts, but then? Say the next call is 4♦. After that, is 5♠ exclusion? We do need some form of exclusion here if we are to get to 7, right?
I guess I can believe that after 1♠-2♣-2♥-3♥-4♦ we get to 6. It's a gamble. Say that over 4♦. 5♠ is exclusion. It is possible, is it not, that N has neither the Ace nor the King of hearts. After the 3♥, I would imagine he bids a diamond ace if he has a diamond ace, even if hearts are Jxxx.

Maybe N holds QJxxx / Axxx / AJx / x? I am speaking of what S must consider after 1♠-2♣-2♥-3♥-4♦

[Fluffy]

The most important thing about cuebids is the ones you do NOT make, not the ones you make.

1♠-2♣
2♥-3♥
4♦

Denies club or spade control, now you can freely use 4NT regular blackwood and locate the 3 keycards on the red suits.

[kenberg]

Fluffy, on 2013-September-16, 17:27, said:

The most important thing about cuebids is the ones you do NOT make, not the ones you make.

1♠-2♣
2♥-3♥
4♦

Denies club or spade control, now you can freely use 4NT regular blackwood and locate the 3 keycards on the red suits.

Indeed! I had not thought of that.

[jillybean]

kenberg, on 2013-September-16, 13:13, said:

I would think a normal beginning is 1♠-2♣-2♥ after which I think the S hand is worth 3♥ rather than 4♥. Over 3♥ I suppose N calls 4♦ but S is still looking at a less than stunning trump suit. I would find it difficult to get to 6. I can't see that either can easily take charge and get us there.

North thinks 2NT rather than 2♥ is correct? I don't understand.

Your auction went how?

Anyway, the title celbrates your good fortune on this hand and is well chosen.

North does recognize that 2N was not the best choice.

Our auction was 1S 2C* 2N 4C 4S (2/min) 6N

The result of this hand is a little like speeding and having the driver in front of you caught on radar. You get an adrenaline buzz but what you've done is not smart and you can't really brag about it.

[kenberg]

jillybean, on 2013-September-16, 18:39, said:

North does recognize that 2N was not the best choice.

Our auction was 1S 2C* 2N 4C 4S (2/min) 6N

The result of this hand is a little like speeding and having the driver in front of you caught on radar. You get an adrenaline buzz but what you've done is not smart and you can't really brag about it.

That actually happened on my way to a bridge game. I was running late and making good time in the left lane. Cresting a hill, I saw a cop with a radar gun. He had it trained on the poor sap in the right lane that I was passing!


Bridge involves some luck! At all levels this is so,as we can see by watching vugraph. Watching a high level match earlier tonight, 1♦ by East on his five card suit and South overcalled 1NT with a good hand and Jxx in Diamonds. North raised to 3, with no help in diamonds. . West led a heart. I imagine it could have been right.
It's very important at such times for East not to point out to partner that a diamond lead would have set the contract.

[ggwhiz]

kenberg, on 2013-September-16, 20:58, said:

I was running late and making good time in the left lane. Cresting a hill, I saw a cop with a radar gun. He had it trained on the poor sap in the right lane that I was passing!

Hehe. I was motoring home and when my passenger woke up I told him I had found a REALLY good rabbit and was zooming along behind him at a tremendous clip and safe distance. He said, "That's a cop." Luckily it was a Sherriff with more important things on his agenda.

[mike777]

jillybean, on 2013-September-15, 10:06, said:

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MP (edit)

2♣ is gf, clubs or balanced. What now?

3c

no problem yet.

assume pard has some piece of junk 5332 with 11-13 =yck..