| Board 1 North Deals None Vul |
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EW 5N; EW 5♥; EW 5♦; EW 3♣; E 1♠; Par −460
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | 1 ♦ | 1 ♠ | |
| 4 ♣ | Pass | 4 ♥ | Pass |
| 5 ♣ | Pass | 5 ♠ | Pass |
| 6 ♦ | All pass |
| Lead: ♥ 3 |
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EW 5N; EW 5♥; EW 5♦; EW 3♣; E 1♠; Par −460
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | 1 ♦ | 1 ♠ | |
| 4 ♣ | Pass | 4 ♥ | Pass |
| 5 ♣ | Pass | 5 ♠ | Pass |
| 6 ♦ | All pass |
| Lead: ♥ 3 |
West's bidding indicates faulty convention use, the well misused 4♣. Here there was no attempt to locate a suit fit at all and ended up too high in a 4-3. A simple 2♥ would show a 5 card suit and pard would raise to 3♥, showing minimum and 3+ card support.
ReplyDeleteWhat to do thereafter is a matter of partnership agreement but it could go:
3♠ 4♣; 1st/2nd round control cues;
4♦ 4♥; 4♦is a further cue, but why if west now knows all side suits are stopped? Because he wants pard to co-operate. He is saying to pard "I only want to proceed if you have got extras to what u have shown". Pard with a minimum, 3 card support, and no ruffing value elects to just bid 4♥.
Perhaps u think west is strong enough to have another go. Look what happens if u use RKCB. Partner responds 5♦ (1 or 4 key cards). Now there is no way to ask for the Queen of trumps which is vital. To handle this some partnerships use 4♠ as RKCB when hearts are the agreed suit (not suitable for those with a weak "heart" or weak memory however!). This saves one step and allows the Q♥ to be located.
Playing fairly basic ACOL the bidding would go something like: p 1nt p 2♦ p 2♥ p 3nt p 4♥. The 4♥ bid flags to pard that there is heart support but minimum values (otherwise would have cued).