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Originally Posted by chuckleslovakian
2NT is obvious for my hand. The question is what I do after
1H 2NT
3D (shortness) 3S
4C (cue)
I tried 4NT getting a 5H response of 2 with no Q...
See the problem: you don't know whether the diamond shortness is good for you or not. the question is whether you have enough tricks, which depends on which black suit partner holds his strength in. If he has
xxx Axxxx x AQJx
you are unthrilled, while if he holds the same high cards distributed slightly differently:
QJxx Axxxx x Axx
you are in good shape. How to tell? Describe your hand with the splinter. If you do so, partner should sign off in 4H with the first hand (knowing that you can make another try with a monster) and bid 4D with the second, and you will get to the right place each time.
On the actual auction, it's a straight guess, as you're losing a trick to the trump queen almost 50% of the time (opener does not have a six-card suit, else he'd have showed the queen), and may or may not have another loser. I'd probably guess to bid it, and hope that either I drop the heart queen, or endplay someone with it -- If I lack sure tricks, I should still have tenaces in every suit.