[sceptic]

bids I would like opinions on are 4 hearts (p did not like it, I did)

5 spades ( I think he should show full control of clubs) as the 5 spades seemed odd to me

feel free to say what you like

Scoring: IMP

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West North East South

- - Pass 2♣
Pass 2♦ Pass 2♥
Pass 3♥ Pass 3♠
Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦
Pass 4♥ Pass 4♠
Pass 5♠ Pass 6♥
Pass Pass Pass

[gwnn]

Pard knows he wants to play slam the moment he hears you bid 2♥ (unless one wants to argue that the moment was the 2♣ bid). His 4♥ was a very poor bid. 5♣ should have been his bid then. I'm not quite sure what his 5♠ bid was all about, but it's got to do with my unsureness about his 4♥ bid.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

First of all, I am not sure, I would reach 7H
with my regular partner, and I am pretty certain
you need some firm agreements to have a
chance to reach 7H without shooting it out.

#1 it is a matter of style, but you should
at least reflect a moment about bidding 2S
instead of 2D
The suit is certainly reasonable, you just miss
HCP power
#2 a 4C splinter, instead of 3H bid, describes
the North hand better, you have support and
a shortage
#3 a 5C bid instead of 4C is still an option, now
it would show a void
#4 the 4H is ok, you already showed slam with 3h
interest and you have shown your club control,
assuming that 3S did not promise
a spade honor, i.e. the 3S bid could be made
on a shortage, than the hand is to weak to go
beyond 4H, at least in my opinion
#5 5S should show 2nd round control, which is fine
as long as North knows, that South has the Ace and
not a void

With kind regards
Marlowe

[helene_t]

It looks to me as if North took S's 4♠ as a natural bid and/or that he was unsure whether 5♣ could be taken as a natural bid. Or did North think that he already showed a first round control in clubs and now had to show the second-round spade control?

Maybe a 4♣ splinter over 2♥, followed by 5♣, would show they void. Of course the North hand is not ideal for a splinter (with those nice spades) but what can you do. Unless N responds 2♠ to 2♣. Was it the 4-card hearts that withheld him from that?

Anyway, agree Csaba that 4♥ was a bad bid.

[skjaeran]

I'd make a voidshowing jump to 4♣ over 2♥ (it shows a void in my methods). Really can't see how we'd miss this grand.