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Several options Best way to help partner consider slam?

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Posted 2012-March-22, 17:32

So a couple of people have asked about the "slam" mention in subtitle. It was poorly phrased.

Given space, I would have said something like "how would you force to game in the best way to help partner make a slam decision if he has a good hand?"
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Posted 2012-March-22, 17:57

View Postaguahombre, on 2012-March-21, 23:44, said:

I am old, and like to have a bid over 1S which invites game in notrump. It seems like 2NT would be a sensible way to do that. But, on this hand, my spade stoppers are questionable; so I will try showing the heart support.


Why do you need stoppers? Rexford always claims "stoppers are for children"? Anyway. I agree with 2S.
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Posted 2012-March-23, 03:00

View Postaguahombre, on 2012-March-21, 23:44, said:

I am old, and like to have a bid over 1S which invites game in notrump. It seems like 2NT would be a sensible way to do that. But, on this hand, my spade stoppers are questionable; so I will try showing the heart support.


I am old too and agree with the above. This 2NT bid is really unfashionable, but I am very happy when it comes up and don't really miss yet another way to raise.
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