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Do I have enough to explore slam?

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Posted 2014-October-19, 11:32



Matchpoints
Mainstream 2/1

4N is keycard
5-level cue-bids show first round controls
5♠ asks partner to bid slam with 1st/2nd round heart control

Questions:

1. How slam positive are you?
2. If you choose to, what would be your bid to further explore slam?
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Posted 2014-October-19, 11:43

I really don't like a requirement to have the club Ace to cuebid 5C. But, with the methods, 5D seems right. Partner has to understand that this likely shows interest, with a club card I cannot cue, and likely heart problems.
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Posted 2014-October-19, 14:36

In your original post, you should change "&e=" to "&n=", presuming that we're actually looking at the North hand.

I probably wouldn't try for slam, but if I did it would be 5♠, since that addresses my problem.
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Posted 2014-October-19, 14:51

Do I have enough what? I think I have enough strength to explore slam. I don't have enough information about how frisky CHO's 4S bid might be, nor enough brains to know what kind of slam try to make. But, I will probably move anyway.
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Posted 2014-October-19, 14:51

The take out dbl could be made on a 7-count.. and you got 13?

Of course you should do something :)
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Posted 2014-October-19, 15:34

View Postbd71, on 2014-October-19, 11:32, said:



Matchpoints
Mainstream 2/1

4N is keycard
5-level cue-bids show first round controls
5♠ asks partner to bid slam with 1st/2nd round heart control

Questions:

1. How slam positive are you?
2. If you choose to, what would be your bid to further explore slam?


I prefer 5♠ Invites slam and denies a control.

5-level cue is stronger and expects partner to bid the slam with the missing control or is interested in grand.
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Posted 2014-October-19, 21:43

You have a slam force but you have no heart control. I agree with 5S to indicate that type of hand.
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