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Interpreting the Blackwood

Interpreting the Blackwood : How many key cards is your partner showing: 3 or 0 ?
In response to your RKC Blackwood, your partner bids 5 : 3 or 0 key cards (if you play 30-41). Your partner bids 5 or 5 depending on the agreed trump suit. What do you bid ? Bravely go to 6 if you are certain that your partner has at least 1 key card. !
Example
Ace Spades
Queen Spades
10 Spades
5 Spades
4 Spades
3 Spades
Ace Hearts
King Hearts
Queen Hearts
7 Hearts
4 Clubs
King Diamonds
8 Diamonds
SWNE
1 Pique Pass
2 Trefle Pass 2 Coeur Pass
4 Pique Pass 4 SA Pass
5 Trefle Pass 5 Pique Pass
6 Pique Pass 7 Pique Pass
Pass Pass
King Spades
7 Spades
6 Spades
8 Hearts
4 Hearts
Ace Clubs
9 Clubs
7 Clubs
5 Clubs
3 Clubs
Ace Diamonds
7 Diamonds
3 Diamonds
Your partner that goes to slam by himself has at least 1 key card. Bid 6 , Reassured, he'll go to 7....
 
 
Interpreting the Blackwood : How many key cards is your partner showing: 3 or 0 ?
Example
Ace Spades
King Spades
Jack Spades
5 Spades
4 Spades
3 Spades
King Hearts
Queen Hearts
Jack Hearts
6 Hearts
7 Clubs
King Diamonds
7 Diamonds
SWNE
1 Pique Pass
2 Trefle Pass 2 Coeur Pass
4 Pique Pass 4 SA Pass
5 Trefle Pass 5 Pique Pass
Pass Pass
Queen Spades
9 Spades
7 Spades
2 Spades
9 Hearts
King Clubs
Queen Clubs
Jack Clubs
6 Clubs
5 Clubs
Queen Diamonds
6 Diamonds
3 Diamonds
Exercise 20032 Here, you must pass on 5 ...You have no key card !