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

On Apr 22, 4:03 pm, Eric Leong <ewleong...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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 play a direct 5D bid is a gambling bid and partner is not allowed to
> speculate on bidding 6D.
> With a better hand, I would Stayman first and then bid 5D. Partner
> than can gamble to 6D if he wants to do.
> Also, I play 3S forces to puppet to 3NT and then I bid:
> 4C = Diamonds
> 4D = Clubs
> 4H = Both Minors short in hearts
> 4S = Both Minors short in spades
> 4NT = Both Minors, balanced hand, invitational to slam
>
> After 4C or 4D, if opener bids the next step that is conventionally a
> space saing RKC asking for key cards. Consequently, a 4NT bid by
> opener is natural.
>
> On the given hand, I would bid 3S and then bid 4S. Next, I would
> correct the contract to 5D over 4NT or 5C.
> I really don't want to just show a single suited diamond hand as
> partner with a near perfect prime card card holding such as S Axxx   H
> AJx    D AKJ  C Axx might put the partner****p into a hopeless grand.
> However, when I show both minors with longer diamonds partner will get
> the idea he needs to look at both his minor suit holdings.
>
> Eric Leong

Interesting approach, that leaves 4C to be 'Gerber' and 4S to be
'Baron'.

Boris