[joris999]

1S

[joris999]

1S

[Phil]

Martian Standard:

1♠ - 2♣
2♥ - 2♠
3♥ - 3♠
4♣ - 4♦
4N - 7♠

1. 1♠ = Forcing and unbalanced
2. 2♣ = GF Relay
3. 2♥ through 4♣ patterns out declarer to be 5=3=5=0
4. 4N is 10-11 zzz points.

North can place South with the three Aces, and at least one of the red queens, so it rates to be stone cold if its the ♦Q, or at worst a 50-50 shot to locate the ♦Q.

[foobar]

Playing relays, there are two ways of getting there:


[Parity cue biding]

1♠ - 1N (5+♠; ask with 14+ HCPs)
2♣ - 2♦ (various, including ♦s; relay)
2♠ - 2N (5+♦; relay)
3♠ - 4C (5=3=5=0; QP ask)
5♣ - 5♦ (10+ QPs, zooming into PCB: A♠, AQ of ♦ or nothing; relay)
5♥ - 7♠ (AQ of ♥ or nothing; must have A♠, AQ♥, AQ♦)

[RKC followed by specific card asks]

1♠ - 1N (5+♠; ask with 14+ HCPs)
2♣ - 2♦ (various, including ♦s; relay)
2♠ - 2N (5+♦; relay)
3♠ - 4♥ (5=3=5=0; RKC ♠)
4N - 6♣ (3 key cards; Q♦? -> lower bids would ask for other cards)
6♠ - 7♠ (Q♦, Q♥; what else)?

[Cascade]

Dinarius, on 2018-April-13, 07:55, said:

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East passes as Dealer.

Whatever you open as South, West passes.

How do you get to 7♠?

D.

1♠ 2NT¹
4♣² 4♦³
4NT⁴ 5♣⁵
5♦⁶ 5♥⁷
7♠

1. Jacoby
2. Void
3. Cue 1st or 2nd
4. RKCB (excluding the ♣A given the void
5. 1 or 4
6. Asks ♠Q
7. ♠Q and ♥K

All is well if Jacoby 2NT denies a shortage and therefore 4♦ promises a high card. If not you may need another try after 5♥.

[xbabarx]

1s-2nt; (Jacoby 4+support + gf)
3c (void/singleton)-3nt (non serious slam try);
4d (good suit)-4h (cue);
5c (exclusion)-5d (1/4)
5h (queen)-6d (q+d king);
7s - pass

[Dinarius]

case_no_6, on 2018-April-14, 11:13, said:

Assuming that expert standard methods are being used, it is challenging but possible to reach 7S.

1S - 2N
3C - 3S
4C - 4D
4H - 5H
5N - 7S
Pass

Note that I am assuming that opener does not rebid 4D to show a 5-5. It is not that I do not like this approach, but rather that I believe that to make this bid both suits need to feature good quality suits. (The failure to bid 4C to show a void confirms I assumed the 5-5 jump bid approach.)

Thus 3C showed shortness, 3S showed no cue bid available and is waiting - one should not sign-off in 4S with such excellent trumps and welcome news about such useful shortness - and now opener's 4C confirms a club void. Now it is easy for responder to cue bid Kings having denied a red suit Ace with 3S. After responder's 5H bid, all that needs to be done is to check for trump suit quality with 5NT.

I like this sequence the most. Totally straightforward and logical. Once N denies Aces, he can start showing Kings. Simple.

Thanks.

D.

[rhm]

1♠--2NT Jacoby
5♣--5♦ Exclusion Keycard Blackwood (1430) --> 1 Key card
5♥--6♦ Spade queen? --> Yes and king of diamonds
6♥--7♠ Grand slam try: Do you have further values outside of clubs(e.g. king of hearts or a fifth trump etc.)? --> Yes, I do

Rainer Herrmann

[masse24]

PhilG007, on 2018-April-14, 00:37, said:

1♠ 4♠
5NT(grand slam force)
7♠ (KQ♠ held)
Short and sweet replacing a funny old muddle of the previous posts(!)

Phil, why overcomplicate things?
1♠ - 7♠.

Short and sweet replacing the funny old muddle of your previous post(!)

[PhilG007]

Cyberyeti, on 2018-April-14, 02:19, said:

Another ridiculous post by this author, partner held the same hand with the minors the other way round, the grand was almost no play (♦KJ doubleton onside required).

Columbus was ridiculed when he said the world was round. Who had the last laugh? Caruso was told by his tutor he would never be a singer He became a world-famous tenor
But in a game where swell heads are in abundance, mockery and derision is be expected.

[PhilG007]

sfi, on 2018-April-14, 02:30, said:

He isn't - it's safest just to ignore him.

Two can play that game (!)

[PhilG007]

masse24, on 2018-April-15, 12:48, said:

Phil, why overcomplicate things?
1♠ - 7♠.

Short and sweet replacing the funny old muddle of your previous post(!)

As you said "Never argue with an idiot"....so I'm not arguing

[Lovera]

Cyberyeti, on 2018-April-13, 08:12, said:

1♠-2N(good raise to 3 or better, 4+♠)
3♦(LSGT initially)-4♠
5♣-5♦
5♥-6♥
7♠

Not ideal, partner's spades might be worse than this but not by much in that he doesn't appear to have ♣AK and 6♥ sounds more enthusiastic than other things he could have done.

**edit, actually it occurs to me that 3N showing 4333 and enough for game is a better bid than 4♠, now 5♣ is exclusion and the auction continues 5♥(1)-5N(Q♠?)-6♦(yes+K♦)-6♥(bid 7 with the K or Q)-7♠**

Another way we could have bid it:

1♠-2N
4♣(voidwood)-4♥(1/4)
4N(Q♠?)-5♦(yes +K♦)
5♥(I have one of ♥K/Q bid 7 with the other)-7♠

1♠-2NT, 4♣(=Exclusion at fourth level)-4♦(=1/4 keys), 4♥(=?Q)-5♦(=Q plus ♦K), 5♥(=?forQ/K)-5NT(=yes K)-7♠(Lovera)