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

On 4/22/2008 7:03 AM, Eric Leong 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

These are interesting methods, which look promising. The only question I 
have is about the 4m bids. I assume you reverse them in order to make 
opener declare, but doesn't this mess up your RKC? If you played 
4C=clubs and 4D=diamonds, then the next step could be simple kickback. 
In your methods you've got extra space when diamonds are trump, and not 
enough when clubs are trump. Or do you simply find that when responder 
has any two keys and the queen of trump, slam is a lock?

-- 
Cheers,
     Alan (San Jose, California, USA)