[Fluffy]

my version of natural aproach ends in 6♦

1♣-1♠
2NT-3♦ (5-5)
4♣-4♥
4♠.........


EDIT oops misscounted south poits

2NT-3♥ transfer
3NT-4♦ 2 spades, nat or pre cuebid
4♥-4NT 6 keycard blackwood
--- 6♦

[Cascade]

Rob F, on Jul 26 2007, 05:43 PM, said:

Wayne - if you can find out about the J♠, would you want to play 6♠ in case there's a bad club break? Then all you need is 4-2 spades or better, and even with a spade loser you might not have a club loser.

Actually I wasn't sure about relaying for the ♠J but I put it in because I can. I might not at the table.

Wouldn't clubs need to be 5-0 for their to be a problem?

I think 5-1 or 6-0 spades are more likely than 5-0 clubs even when you discount the 5-1s for the times when you have no club loser.

[benlessard]

1♣ 15+

1♠ 5 spades unbal may have no pts

1nt relay (15-17 or GF) (slight overbid)

2♣ show 4♦ may have no pts

2♥ GF so opener show a `2♣` opening (slight overbid)

3♦ 5♠-5♦ no void

3♥ keyc in spades (3♠ as KeyC in ♦ is also reasonnable)

3♠ 1

3nt ♠Q♠ ?

4♠ yes +♦K♦ +♥K or stiff♥ no ♣K♣ so confirm 5152 shapes

4nt ♦Q♦ ?

5♣ no

5nt suggesting another trumps suit

6♣   ♣Qx Jx or Tx♣ denies ♠KQJT♠

pass