GRAND SLAM BIDDING - WELLINGTON MIXED PAIRS
Board 19 in the evening session of the Wellington Mixed Pairs provided an uncontested bidding opportunity that none accepted to bid 7NT with 15 tricks available on top. On the day 8 NS pairs managed to bid 6 with the other 8 pairs in 4.
South Dealer EW vulnerable.
A8
T2
AQT876
AT3
J752. KQ963
863. 95
J. 954
97652. J84
T4
AKQJ74
K32
KQ
Can you do better ?
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- Brad Johnston23 Apr 2019 at 01:21PM
A tad unconventional, but who can deny the playing strength of either hand?
2N 4S; 20-21 balanced // Optional keycard in Ds
5H 5S; 2 keys, no Q, accepting slam try // King ask
7N AKQJxx looks like enough - SEAN LYNCH24 Apr 2019 at 08:07AM
2NT? South only has 18 HCP.
- SEAN LYNCH24 Apr 2019 at 09:58AM
This board fits our system like a glove.
N. E. S. W
1 -
2 - 2 -
3 - 3 -
4 - 4 -
4 - 4N. -
5 - 5 -
5 - 5N. -
6 - 7N. -
- -
Where:
1 - <= 6 L 0 - 37 HCP any shape
2 - <= 8 L 5+. No 4M. If only 5 will have 4.
2 - Shape asking relay
3 - 6322 10 total losers
3 - Loser asking relay
4 - 6 L
4 - CROSS (colour, rank, opposite, same, same)
4 - 0 or 3 key card
4N - CROSS continuation K ask
5 - 0 or 3 K
5 - CROSS continuation Q ask
5 - 1 Q
5N - Q suit ask
6 - Q
7N - to play
After North’s hand shape, 10 total losers, and 6 losers are revealed then from the rule of 18 a Grand Slam appears possible with North having 3 or 4 cards higher than a J from law of total losers. After North shows 3 A and Q South can count 16 tricks on top in NT if and break or 13 tricks if either or breaks so bids 7NT.
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