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Originally Posted by sixfour
s: AKQT
h: KQ2
d: 82
c: KJ96
Going to disagree with the majority here.
First, let's agree we are playing in at least six. Second, even if we have all the aces but are missing the diamond king that's still only eleven top tricks, plus great chances for a twelfth; I need more for a grand, and those will come from either a spade fit (giving us extra ruffs somewhere) or clubs. Thus, the key to the hand is spade length (maybe), club length (maybe) and the club queen (definitely). Plan your auction to find out about all those things.
Start with 2C. If pard responds 2S, you can bid a gentle 3S (forcing now -- if you're worried he'll pass, you have to use fourth suit forcing) and pard can show you whether he has anything in clubs. Ask for aces, and bid 6S if you're missing one and 7S if you have them all but partner never showed anything in clubs.
If partner supports your clubs, and you turn out to have all the aces, use your RKC method with
clubs agreed and find the queen of clubs explicitly. Then jump to the appropriate level, in hearts or NT.
If partner rebids hearts, just check aces at IMPs. If you have two quick diamond losers, so be it, but it's very unlikely and they still have to find the lead. (Glad you didn't bid spades now?) At matchpoints I'd keep making forcing bids, trying to work out whether we had those quick losers and/or whether partner has the sixth heart that makes 7H odds-on when we turn up with all the aces but no diamond king.
After a diamond rebid, you can go slowly or just use RKC; I'd go slowly at matchpoints.
With partner's actual hand it will go:
1H 2C
2S 3S
4C 4NT
then whatever response is right in your system, followed by 6S with the diamond king protected from the opening lead.
If 3S won't be forcing:
1H 2C
2S 3D
3H 4NT
and so on.
Last edited by atakdog; 04-17-2008 at 11:17 PM.
Reason: Added auction with partner's actual hand.