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Detail specifications 21ON - Level 2 ★

Responding to a opening 3NT Gambling

With this pre-empt bid of 3NT, your Partner promises
  • a 7 card minor suit with 7 established tricks
  • approx 10HCP
  • no outside (in any other suit) honors


Your responding bid
  • Pass with stoppers in the other suits.
  • 4♣ to limit the damage
  • 4♦ looking for Slam
  • 4NT asking your P to bid his minor
  • 5♣ to play Game in your Partner's suit.

SWNE
3 SA Pass
Pass
10 Spades
8 Spades
5 Spades
4 Spades
Ace Hearts
8 Hearts
4 Hearts
2 Hearts
7 Clubs
6 Clubs
4 Clubs
Ace Diamonds
7 Diamonds
Problem E4483 PASS. At first glance you have 9 tricks. You would be really unlucky on a ♠ lead. You'd go down one.
 
 
♣ bids are conventional
  • 4♣ : this means sign off : Opener passes if his minor is ♣, if not he rectifies to 4♦.
  • 5♣ : to play Game : Opener passes if his minor is ♣, if not he rectifies to 5♦.
SWNE
3 SA Pass
4 Trefle
5 Spades
4 Spades
Ace Hearts
King Hearts
Queen Hearts
4 Hearts
6 Clubs
5 Clubs
King Diamonds
Queen Diamonds
9 Diamonds
6 Diamonds
5 Diamonds
Problem E4486 Strategic fall-back!
 
SWNE
3 SA Pass
5 Trefle Pass
King Spades
Queen Spades
6 Spades
4 Spades
Ace Hearts
King Hearts
6 Hearts
5 Hearts
2 Hearts
Ace Diamonds
9 Diamonds
7 Diamonds
5 Diamonds
Problem E4487 Your P will bring 7 leading ♣ tricks. You have 4 tricks. So together you have 11. But only on the condition that ♣ is trumps.
 
 
Slam attempt with 4 ♦ et follow up bids
Sur cette enchère de 4 ♦ l'ouvreur de 3 SA gambling annonce :
  • 4 ♥ with a ♥ singleton
  • 4 ♠ with a ♠ singleton
  • 4 SA with no singleton
  • 5♣ with a ♦ singleton
  • 5♦ with a ♣ singleton

The responder then decides on final contract.
SWNE
3 SA Pass
4 Carreau
Ace Spades
King Spades
7 Spades
5 Spades
Queen Hearts
4 Hearts
6 Clubs
4 Clubs
3 Clubs
Ace Diamonds
King Diamonds
Queen Diamonds
Jack Diamonds
Problem E4485 4♦. Looking for a Slam