[Cyberyeti]

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Dealer E vul all I think but I suspect irrelevant.

At one table E opened a weak (0-10 5+ card) 2♥
At the other, E passed

Can you give a sensible auction in either case.

At the table, I opened the weak 2♥ and opps bid to 4♠ and made 6
Team mates bid 6♦ and failed to find the Q.

This is an echo of another hand I posted recently where you don't want to play in the 4-4 fit with an ace and the Q of that suit missing, but slams can be made in other denominations.

I think if we had to bid it, would go (2♥)-2♠-3♣-3♦-3♥-4♣-4♦(KC) and on to 6♣.

or 1♠-2♣-2N(GF, not always balanced)-3♣(5th club)-4♦(KC)-4♥(0/3)-5♣(signoff opposite 0)-5♥(3+K♥)-6♣

[vianu2]

2♥-X-pass-3♥(gf)
pass-3♠-pass-3nt (heart stopper and minors hand)
4♥ (agree minors slam trying)-etc etc 6nt

[Zelandakh]

I quite like yout auction over 2H except that I am not sure whether 4C promises 3 (what is your default bid with 5242 here?) and think 4D should be natural rather than kickback (with 4H Kb intead). Perhaps ... - 4C - 4D - 6C here is reasonable?

It is doubtful that my unopposed auction is helpful to you but just in case...

1S = 10-17, 5+ spades, unbal
... - 1N = INV+ relay
3C = max, 5 spades, 4 diamonds, 1-3 hearts/clubs, GF
... - 3D = relay
3H = 5143
... - 3S = relay
4C = 4 controls
... - 4N = Q ask
5D = CQ, no DQ
... - 6C

[Cyberyeti]

Zelandakh, on 2011-August-03, 03:49, said:

I quite like yout auction over 2H except that I am not sure whether 4C promises 3 (what is your default bid with 5242 here?) and think 4D should be natural rather than kickback (with 4H Kb intead). Perhaps ... - 4C - 4D - 6C here is reasonable?

3♠ is the default bid in case partner wanted to bid 3N and show extras, so 4♣ shows 3. In fact if you bid 3♠ here, partner will bid 3N and you can find 6N.