[sceptic]

Scoring: IMP

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West North East South

 -     -     -     2♣
 Pass  2♦    Pass  2NT
 Pass  3♣    Pass  3♦
 Pass  4♦    Pass  4NT
 Pass  6♣    Pass  7♦
 Pass  Pass  Pass  


Hi all,

I have a couple of questions, I am South

1/. Would you be happy if you were my p and my 2nt bid showed 23-24 balanced

after stayman by north and souths denial of a 4 card major, 4 diamonds shows natural

2/. was RKCB best option here

3/. after 6 clubs (1 key and void clubs) , should I bid 7!d or take bull by the horns and bid 7nt

4/. is there a better way to get here and is 7 diamonds best contract even though 7nt makes and got a top?

[paulg]

1/. Would you be happy if you were my p and my 2nt bid showed 23-24 balanced

after stayman by north and souths denial of a 4 card major, 4 diamonds shows natural

I would not be happy with 2NT - there is no reason to bid 2NT with no heart stop at this stage. You could easily miss a slam whilst losing the first five tricks in 3NT.

2/. was RKCB best option here

It would be a good option but the 4NT bid looks very natural to me. What would you bid with poor diamonds and good clubs?

A better sequence would be ... 3♣-3♦-4♦-4♥-4NT ...

3/. after 6 clubs (1 key and void clubs) , should I bid 7!d or take bull by the horns and bid 7nt

Showing voids opposite a big balanced hand is not normally very useful, but at IMPs there is no reason to bid 7NT rather than 7♦. In fact the void response suggests that you will not have the tricks in 7NT.

4/. is there a better way to get here and is 7 diamonds best contract even though 7nt makes and got a top?

As 7NT needs two finesses it is a very poor contract. 7♦ is better but will need either a 4-3 club break or the heart finesse on a spade lead - so a reasonable grand but perhaps not as good as it looks.

p

[helium]

cardsharp, on Oct 14 2004, 11:48 AM, said:

1/. Would you be happy if you were my p and my 2nt bid showed 23-24 balanced

after stayman by north and souths denial of a 4 card major, 4 diamonds shows natural

I would not be happy with 2NT - there is no reason to bid 2NT with no heart stop at this stage. You could easily miss a slam whilst losing the first five tricks in 3NT.

2/. was RKCB best option here

It would be a good option but the 4NT bid looks very natural to me. What would you bid with poor diamonds and good clubs?

A better sequence would be ... 3♣-3♦-4♦-4♥-4NT ...

3/. after 6 clubs (1 key and void clubs) , should I bid 7!d or take bull by the horns and bid 7nt

Showing voids opposite a big balanced hand is not normally very useful, but at IMPs there is no reason to bid 7NT rather than 7♦. In fact the void response suggests that you will not have the tricks in 7NT.

4/. is there a better way to get here and is 7 diamonds best contract even though 7nt makes and got a top?

As 7NT needs two finesses it is a very poor contract. 7♦ is better but will need either a 4-3 club break or the heart finesse on a spade lead - so a reasonable grand but perhaps not as good as it looks.

p

good answers ill support them:))