[badderzboy]

Scoring: MP

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Playing in a relatively new partnership with an experienced player...

Bidding is ACOL although same opening in SAYC?

N.....E.....S.....W

..............1♦ - 3♥* (11-15ish jump o'call)
3♠....P....???

3♠ promises a 'goodish suit'

(1) What should I bid as South here 4NT(RKCB) , 4♥ or 5♠/5NT (asking for spade quality or just bid 6♠???

(2) Also if you bid 4NT (I did!) partner bids 5♦ (1 or 4)? What do u bid next?

(5) What is 5♥ here best as Q ask or Heart control for NTs?

I bid 5♥ and partner replies 5NT - what do u bid next???

Steve

[the hog]

If 3S shows a "goodish" suit in a GF hand you could bid 5NT GSF here.

[Fluffy]

first of all 4NT is always ruled out when you have a void unless you know you will play 6 anyway and want to deceive opps.

Next.. if 5NT GSF is avaible you have reached what you want to know, on the worse case of partner have 3 in each minor you will still succed with a finese.

5♥ would be the bid if you didn't had ♦A, ♣A or ♠K.

[flytoox]

5N, looks perfect

[helium]

This is the most perfect hand for a 5 nt bid imho:)



kenneth

[Booze]

my HO

normaly good hands should be bid slowly as possible , so why not bid 4 ♥ , showing ♠ support and first control in ♥ , I guess you wants to know P:s spade quality and third controls in minors ? Give the hand space for it ??

5 NT should show same hand but one minor going, now you wants to know third controls ?


Booze

[han]

I have the general agreement that 5NT is "pick a slam" unless we have already established a fit. To avoid a misunderstanding, I would bid 5H, exclusion keycards. If partner shows no keycards I bid 6S. With one, I ask for the queen, and bid 7 if partner shows it.

I don't think that I lose anything versus a grand slam force.