Re: Are You Slammin', and if so how?

On Apr 21, 4:30 pm, StevieTee <ste...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hello Everyone!
>
> OK, you are vulnerable, and the opponents ain't, and you pick up:
>
>      --void--
>      xx
>      Q98xxxx
>      K9xx
>
> You are pleasantly surprised to hear your partner open in 1st seat
> with 2NT (20 to 21 hcps).  Do you have a system for handling this type
> of hand?  What is your bidding plan?
>
> Thanks in advance - Steve Sun

I am fairly confident there's an edge to playing 5D rather than 3NT
(even at matchpoints). Slam is obviously possible -- 20-30%? There are
a lot of ways it can fail.

The choices, then, are to bid 5D directly or to use our methods and go
a little slower. A natural possibility is 4D direct which oddly does
not sound like diamonds. If we are playing 3S transfers to 3NT and 4D
is then diamonds, I'd do that then cue bid if partner bids 4H. As for
what to cue bid I think I'm stuck with 4S. If that brings 5D from
partner I'm done.

Charles