3♠ set trump and ask partner to cue?
Freaky "only" 13 hcp 26
#1
Posted 2025-June-04, 21:47
3♠ set trump and ask partner to cue?
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#2
Posted 2025-June-04, 22:00
jillybean, on 2025-June-04, 21:47, said:
3♠ set trump and ask partner to cue?
No
Different players will have different opinions on this. For me, and I know many good players agree, 3S says ‘spades are trump….even a void may be adequate support’. I can’t imagine doing it on less than AKQJxx and that would be borderline, as would AKQ10xxx….definitely not AKQxxxx.
My style is that not only do I have what I think is a no loser suit, but I also have extra values. 3S consumes a lot of bidding space in what is hopefully a slam exploration, so it pays (imo) to be very disciplined.
I’d bid 2S and then jump to 4S over, say, 2N or 3 of some non spade suit. The difference between a jump to 3S and a delayed jump is about trump quality. A delayed jump to 4S pretty accurately describes this suit.
#3
Posted 2025-June-04, 23:38
A toss up between 2/3♠, but being the optimist 3♠ makes the slam try easier.
Responder can now bid 3N to deny a ♠ honour, cue or raise to 4♠
As always we check the modified losers with 6 here against an expected 7 in a GF giving 19-6-7 = 6-level.
#5
Posted 2025-June-05, 05:36
mw64ahw, on 2025-June-04, 23:38, said:
A toss up between 2/3♠, but being the optimist 3♠ makes the slam try easier.
Responder can now bid 3N to deny a ♠ honour, cue or raise to 4♠
I'm more aligned to you here, for once. I would be happier bidding 2♠ hoping to hear 3♦ or 3♠, but with a less trusted partner 3♠ will be easier and still do the job.
#6
Posted 2025-June-05, 07:07
“Let me put it in words you might understand,” he said. “Mr. Trump, f–k off!” Anders Vistisen
"Bridge is a terrible game". blackshoe
#8
Posted 2025-June-05, 08:54

“Let me put it in words you might understand,” he said. “Mr. Trump, f–k off!” Anders Vistisen
"Bridge is a terrible game". blackshoe
#10
Posted 2025-June-05, 15:21
#11
Posted 2025-June-05, 16:11
#12
Posted 2025-June-05, 17:30
4♦, I guess. I will post the full hand
“Let me put it in words you might understand,” he said. “Mr. Trump, f–k off!” Anders Vistisen
"Bridge is a terrible game". blackshoe
#14
Posted 2025-June-05, 17:38
akwoo, on 2025-June-05, 17:33, said:
2) Does the 2♠ rebid promise 6+?
That's up to you.
For the players who sent me the hand, they are playing STD
For me; 2H is gf. 2S does not promise 6, if I'm playing with my Schuler Shift partners.
My auction would have started 1S 2H 2nt*, one partner wants to bid 3S
“Let me put it in words you might understand,” he said. “Mr. Trump, f–k off!” Anders Vistisen
"Bridge is a terrible game". blackshoe
#15
Posted 2025-June-05, 17:43
“Let me put it in words you might understand,” he said. “Mr. Trump, f–k off!” Anders Vistisen
"Bridge is a terrible game". blackshoe
#18
Posted 2025-June-05, 20:07
RKCB by South and a grand slam should be the result.
#19
Posted 2025-June-05, 20:42
“Let me put it in words you might understand,” he said. “Mr. Trump, f–k off!” Anders Vistisen
"Bridge is a terrible game". blackshoe
#20
Posted 2025-June-05, 21:23
pescetom, on 2025-June-05, 05:36, said:
I can't understand considering an initial jump to 3♠ at all - how does it "still do the job"? Won't partner pretty much force to slam with something like x-KJxxx-AQxx-Kx?