[Lord Molyb]

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Can you make it to 6♥? (north will pass)
Can you make it if the opponents are silent?

[Raff90]

After 2♠ opening its very hard and i think im fine with playing 4♥.
In 6♥ you give up Ace of♣ and a ruff anyway ^^

[Cyberyeti]

You can bid a slam easily enough if you overcall a slightly bent 2N over 2♠, or if you overcall 3♥.

I can't make up my mind whether I want to be in 6♣ or 6♥ or neither, possibly depends on the auction.

Opps silent, we bid 1♥-2N(4♥, good raise to 3 +)-3♣(ostensibly natural/Hxx game try or better but better than bidding xxxx♠)-4♦(KC♣)-4♥(0/3)-4♠(Q♣?)-5♦(yes +K♦)-6♣/♥

[ggwhiz]

2♠ - p - p - 3♣
p - 3♥ - p - 3♠
p - 5♥ - p - 6♥

Is the only route I can see and it's very much a stretch.

Against silent opps, 1♥ followed by jacoby 2nt should get there easily.

[P_Marlowe]

#1 No
#2 we should reach 4H, but this may also not a sure thing.
Most likely West should bid 2NT, Stayman from East, 4H.

Without 2S, I doubt this as well.

1H - 4D (1)
4H - all pass

With kind regards
Marlowe

[rmnka447]

I'd also fall in with the 2 NT bidders and settle for 4 ♥.

[TWO4BRIDGE]

Lord Molyb, on 2012-December-25, 21:30, said:

Can you make it ( to 6H ) if the opponents are silent?

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Using Zel's mini- or in-between splinter ( 2S! over 1H open ):

1H - 2S!
2NT! ( asks ) - 3D! ( ♦ singleton )
3H - 3S ( Ctrl cue )
4C ( A, K, or shortness ) - 4S! ( kickback-RKC )
5D ( 2 - ♥Q ) - 6H

[Zelandakh]

TWO4BRIDGE, on 2012-December-27, 08:41, said:

Using Zel's mini- or in-between splinter ( 2S! over 1H open ):

1H - 2S!
2NT! ( asks ) - 3D! ( ♦ singleton )

3♦ would be a mini-splinter, for which this hand is too strong. The strong splinter with a singleton diamond is shown by a 4♦ rebid. You could probably play that a 3♦ rebid is also two-way but I have not tried it. If you start playing that then you can name the convention after yourself perhaps .

[Codo]

I would never bid 2 NT with the west hand, but I know that much better player then me know that this is wrong. But my partners trust me to have at least a stopper against a weak two, even against one w/r in first seat- or at least some tricks somewhere and not this pile of junk...

I think East must protect with 3 ♣ and now? Is 3 ♥ forcing after I passed first? I do not think so. So I guess I would bid 3 ♠ and reach a mundane 3 NT from East... Well, I hope for an honour at the first spade lead and I will usually be fine- at least I will make it...