Thursday, November 19, 2009

Another Possible Exclusion Example

I didn't play this hand and I don't know if I would have come up with a good way to bid this but you hold:
void, A, KQJxxxxx, KQxx.

Partner opens 1C. What's your plan?

Basically you want to be in 7NT if partner has 3 aces, 7D (or 7C) if partner has both minor suit aces aces, 6 of a minor if partner has one minor suit ace, 6NT if partner has a minor suit ace and AK, K in the majors. This also would be a good hand for strong jump shifts. The partner of the person that told me this hand but 1D to start with, which makes it very awkward to keep making forcing bids later and eventually get to bid any kind of blackwood. I liked the idea of starting with an inverted 2C. After opener's rebid, try 4S, which should be exclusion keycard blackwood for clubs. I think that would be true even if opener rebid 3NT. In the actual hand, opener would rebid 2S on Axxx, Jxx, A, AJxxx. Now you might interpret 4S as a possible attempt to play 4S, but that doesn't make sense either because responder would have bid 1S initially with 4, and opener is only promising a stopper in spades with the 2S rebid. Anyway, after a 5D response to exclusion (2 w/o the queen), responder can confidently bid 7D. Opener now, can infer that we have 5 running clubs, 7+ running diamonds, and the ace of hearts, so opener can correct to 7NT with the ace of spades.

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