[jillybean]

(#1)

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[LBengtsson]

Partner cannot have a 6M in ♥s, so if 3♥ is forcing here, I would want to keep the bidding low to try to explore slam. I guess the opps. will not allow you to do that, North raising ♣s maybe, but I will still try to go down the constructive bidding route to find the best contract.

[mikeh]

If 3H is pass or correct, as is common in multi, then 3H gets you by this round, but since partner will bid 3S (if possible) I don’t think it helps

My concerns are:

7H almost surely has play, and may be cold, on a club lead. But no intelligent opp is leading clubs if we announce that we aren’t worried about clubs. While the normal lead against a grand is a passive trump, I’m pretty sure that a good opp will lead a diamond, and we’d need to be lucky and catch partner with the improbable ace. Plus, even then, if partner has short hearts, we may have a trump loser.

7S isn’t likely to be any better.

So I bid 6H. If I get doubled on my left, I could run to 6D, which probably makes on 2=2 spade, but I think I’ll just pass, hoping for a club lead nf then some luck.

Edit. I was so focused on grand issues that I think I erred. I think 6S is best. We’re very likely to get a club lead and now we’re making if hearts run or if spades are 2-2 and hearts need one ruff. 6H needs no heart loser.

[jillybean]

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I'll post the mad auction later, but I have to say I did not find the ♦ lead.


Mike, FYP "So I bid 6H. If I get doubled on my left, I could run to 6D,"

[jillybean]

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I did pause before leading K♣ but decided leading from ♦K simply told declarer where K was.