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From: ark@rabbit.UUCP
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Subject: Bidding problem
Message-ID: <1827@rabbit.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 21-Aug-83 03:07:27 EDT
Article-I.D.: rabbit.1827
Posted: Sun Aug 21 03:07:27 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Aug-83 07:22:02 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill
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IMPs, all vulnerable.
You are dealer, and pick up:

	S: AKQxx
	H: x
	D: Axx
	C: AQxx

You bid 1S.  Partner says 2S.  You now have your first problem.
You are definitely going to game but might want to investigate
slam.  You can make six if partner has a maximum and a club fit.
For better or worse, you decide to pretend you're making a game
try and bid 3C.  If partner says 3S you'll say 4S.  If partner
jumps to 4S, you'll have to think of something.

Anyway, partner bids 4C.  This means a maximum with a good
club fit.  You can now picture partner with Jxxx of spaces
and KJxx of clubs, so you can count 10 tricks.  You can surely
afford a cuebid below game, so you bid 4C.  Partner bids 4S.

You know, though, that partner must have something besides
the J of spades and KJ of clubs to justify his 2S bid,
probably the K of diamonds or the A or K of hearts.
You decide to make one more try and bid 5C.  Sure enough,
partner bids 5D, showing the King.  The auction so far has
been:

	1S	2S
	3C	4C
	4D	4S
	5C	5D

What do you do now?  Partner might have

	Jxxx
	xxx
	Kx
	KJxx

in which case 6S is virtually lay-down, or might have

	Jxxx
	xx
	Kxx
	KJxx

in which case 6S is virtually unmakeable.  Suggestions?