[mike777]

pescetom, on 2026-September-25, 08:07, said:

For those who would bid 3NT over 3♥, what is your call if partner pulls to 4♥?

MP

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Pass
Nothing else would occur to me, especially at MP

[pescetom]

Cyberyeti, on 2026-September-25, 09:47, said:

I would have bid 4♠ kickback

That would have allowed you a choice opposite 2 keycards and the Queen, unlike 4NT which is endplayed. Would you bid slam?

[pescetom]

MP

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Here is what was going on from both points of view. Do you agree with West's bidding?

[mw64ahw]

pescetom, on 2026-September-26, 02:05, said:

MP

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Here is what was going on from both points of view. Do you agree with West's bidding?

Looks fine from a standard perspective, but East needs to appreciate that 4♥ is a slam try and hopefully West knows how to continue.

Moving above 3N could be wrong opposite 2236, but I think this can be solved by switching the 3♦ and 3♥ bids.

One of the Transfer Walsh versions I play would go
1♣ - 1♠ relay, may have 5♠ GI
3♣ as here - 3N 55xx
Now you have an easy path to the slam try.

[Cyberyeti]

pescetom, on 2026-September-26, 01:35, said:

That would have allowed you a choice opposite 2 keycards and the Queen, unlike 4NT which is endplayed. Would you bid slam?

Yes

[akwoo]

pescetom, on 2026-September-26, 01:35, said:

That would have allowed you a choice opposite 2 keycards and the Queen, unlike 4NT which is endplayed. Would you bid slam?

I play that, when you ask for keycards, you are committing to bid slam if you have 4 keycards and the queen (or 5 keycards). If you can't commit to that, you should not be asking in the first place.

I agree with asking here. A third round diamond loser that you can't sluff on a club is incredibly unlikely.

[mikeh]

I don’t think 4H is in any sense forcing. Ask yourself how you’d bid a mediocre 5=5 or 6=5 as responder, say KQxxx Kxxxx xx x? Passing 3N seems a tad unilateral.

This is definitely an under discussed sequence. Indeed, despite having almost every Bridge Workd published from 1975 onwards (when The MasterSolvers Club feature became phenomenal) I don’t think I’ve ever seen this discussed in print.

But despite it being non forcing, and despite having only one ace, I think I’m worth a 5H call. I’m definitely Not using keycard here, even if it were available. Why should it be? And how can I ever have a hand that knows what to do over most responses?

Meanwhile, 5H should help partner. Of course that may mean helping him to 5H down 1 when 4H would make.

[pescetom]

mikeh, on 2026-September-26, 10:10, said:

I don’t think 4H is in any sense forcing. Ask yourself how you’d bid a mediocre 5=5 or 6=5 as responder, say KQxxx Kxxxx xx x? Passing 3N seems a tad unilateral.

This is definitely an under discussed sequence. Indeed, despite having almost every Bridge Workd published from 1975 onwards (when The MasterSolvers Club feature became phenomenal) I don’t think I’ve ever seen this discussed in print.

But despite it being non forcing, and despite having only one ace, I think I’m worth a 5H call. I’m definitely Not using keycard here, even if it were available. Why should it be? And how can I ever have a hand that knows what to do over most responses?

Meanwhile, 5H should help partner. Of course that may mean helping him to 5H down 1 when 4H would make.

Interesting.
Would you have bid to 6H over 5H as West?

[mikeh]

I’d have to lost my mind to pass 5H