TWO4BRIDGE, on 2012-December-16, 12:50, said:
Just practicing my resulting:
1C - 1S
4S ( ~19 hcp ) - 5S ( needing 2 of top 3 for any chance )
6S
Except partner's hand was Axxx, Ax, AQ, KQxxx or QJ10x, Ax, AQ, KQJxx which is also a reasonable 6.
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I got to the same systemic position (opener showing 18-19 HCP specifically 4225 by the time we get to 4♠).
Ours is potentially 18-21 and we get there by 4
♣ (1
♣-1
♠-2N(GF unbal)-3
♣(semi forced)-4
♣(4225)) now I suspect it's going to go 4
♦-4N-5
♥-5N(anything else)-6
♠(no K
♥ or Q
♦) now it's an interesting question whether we bid 7.
Partner's 1
♣-1
♠ means that if he only has 4 spades, then he's 4333 as he'd bid 2
♣/1
♦/1
♥ with the 4-4s. If he's 4333 without the J
♣ when you need 2 3-2 breaks so it's below odds, but goes up to 3-2 spades if partner has J
♣, or 3-2 clubs if partner has J
♠ or excellent if partner has both black Js barring a ludicrous diamond break.
If he has 6 spades, there's no issue unless he's 64(12), if he has 5, then 5233 is fine, 5xx4 is fine, 5323 needs 3-2 clubs if he doesn't have the J, 5242 is fine, 5422 without J
♣/5431 are the flies in the ointment requiring 3-3 and 4-3 club breaks respectively.
In the field I was playing in, I wouldn't want to take these odds on I think.