Even votes between 5 and 6♠? Can't understand this. Partner bid 4♠ red vs white. If he holds AK A in minors, 6♠ and the very likely ♥ void we are cold for 7. I chose 6♠ and felt this like an underbid
Playing 4♣ as forcing in our system, I will try 5♣, with the obvious downside that I might be off 3 aces so it's clearly not a great bid. If 4♣ is nf (= bid 2♥ first with a slammish hand for clubs) this looks like ...
4nt looks fine - partner will understand that the key factor for slam is the quality of his spades. And of course he will bid 6♠ and not 6nt if he can't see a possible recovery against a bad spade break opposite the typical 15(34) pattern suggested by ...
No clear-cut choice among really ugly leads, every lead may be the only one that blows it. My ratings :
♣2 or♠8 : 5/10. Hoping to not blow a trick and collect 4 tricks on passive defense
♦8 : 5/10. Looks more dangerous but might strike gold if partner has ...
The expectancy of 3♣ is negative at these colors. With an empty 6 card suit, I really risk going for -800 or -1100 and the potential damage to the opps bidding when they should declare does not compensate this. Simulations made by my partner tend to say that a ...
Double is perfectly descriptive - extra offensive values and no clear direction. Slam might make but might also be doomed especially in the likely case when partner also has a stiff ♦, so I'm not willing to commit to it with 5nt. If partner removes that, he is sure to ...