5NT ... pick a slam seems right on target. Partner may well have a diamond card, but had she bid it, I might be endplayed into 5 Spades without a heart control. Thus, 5H didn't deny a diamond control, but certainly denied a club control. I'm comfortable with whatever ...
I thought pass seemed easy ... certainly takes up little room. Let's see what is on partner's mind. For some reason I thought mine would be the lone vote.
I, for one, believe the trials to be one of the highlights of the bridge calandar. And when the field is small we still have the highest level of US Bridge. Several earlier posts negatively portrayed the "hospitality" feature of this event. In my opinion the overall level of hospitality ...