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Posted 2021-November-03, 14:05

I don't play this, and never would (it's straight-ace blackwood for me by preference, not that it ever comes up either), but I can't see a hand that would ever want to hear about "2 (unknown) aces" committing to slam (okay, pass 5NT maybe). If I wanted count, I can bid something and get count next round. I want a specific ace, two doesn't help me unless it's the specific one (like the OP hand). Am I totally off?
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Posted 2021-November-03, 16:12

View Postmycroft, on 2021-November-03, 14:05, said:

I don't play this, and never would (it's straight-ace blackwood for me by preference, not that it ever comes up either), but I can't see a hand that would ever want to hear about "2 (unknown) aces" committing to slam (okay, pass 5NT maybe). If I wanted count, I can bid something and get count next round. I want a specific ace, two doesn't help me unless it's the specific one (like the OP hand). Am I totally off?


She might have the two remaining aces even if you only need one of them (Murphy says it will not be the lower), or there might be a risk that opps can bid too high to allow ace asking... but I agree it is not that likely, it's a way like any other to use the higher level responses. The reason I like to keep all 1 ace responses below 5NT is to allow opener to make a second ask, for specific king or whatever.
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