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A revealing auction can you plan the play?

#1 User is offline   Simplicity 

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Posted 2009-March-26, 08:37

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You are playing a weak NT system with 4 card suits throughout. Partner deals and you have the uncontested auction:

1♣- 1♠
2NT(1) - 3♣(2)
3♠(3) - 4♦(4)
4♥(4) - 4NT
5♦(5) - ??

1. 18-19 bal
2. Checkback asking for major length
3. 3♠s without 4♥s
4. 1st or 2nd round controls
5. 1 or 4 keycards for spades

Its your bid,
any number of spades, 6NT, or bids at the 7 level will be to play
5♥ would ask for the trump queen
5NT is a specific king ask ( with 0 partner bids 6♠, 3 6NT, with 1 he bids the suit its in and with 2 he bids the one he doesn't have)
6 suit would ask for a 3rd round control.

What do you bid?
Can you envision the play?
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Posted 2009-March-26, 09:19

nm checkback confused me
Still decidedly intermediate - don't take my guesses as authoritative.

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Posted 2009-March-26, 09:29

So partner has the following, plus 3-4 more points:
Kxx
Axxx
A-
A-

If partner has the K♣, slam is dead. If partner has the QJ♥, I think 6 is 75% (need 1 of 2 finesses), and 7 is 25% (need both finesses). If partner has AKxx♥ I think 6 is 50% and 7 is 0%. If partner has AKJx♥ 6 is 75% and 7 is 25%?

So just bid 6♠.

Transportation is a bit tight, so do the club finesse first, because it keeps you in hand.
Still decidedly intermediate - don't take my guesses as authoritative.

"gwnn" said:

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Posted 2009-March-26, 10:19

V,
partner does not have a 4 carder heart.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 10:21

Well, that's going to make it just about impossible to answer the question.
Still decidedly intermediate - don't take my guesses as authoritative.

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rule number 1 in efficient forum reading:
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