[Echognome]

Scoring: MP

(2♦)* - 3♦ - (4♦)** - P
(4♥) - 5♣ - (6♥) - ?

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* Multi - Weak 2 in a major or various strong hands
** Bid your major

Do you make a move or go quietly in the night?

[ArcLight]

I'll pass, pard will lead from AK, it may make, then the opps are set.
If its ruffed, I'll get in and lead the other minor, and that may make, for down 1.
This seems reasonable to me.

Pard is likely void in hearts, and has something like 2-0-5-6, or 1-0-5-7 or 1-0-6-6
If bid to the 7 level - there will be a Spade loser off the top.

If I'm wrong and they make the slam, its MP not IMPs so its not as costly.

[Fluffy]

I dunno what is going on at all, double to avoid a defence looks good to me.

[inquiry]

Partner was willing to bid to five level by himself....so tell me a little about partner. He didn't jump to 4NT immediately over 2♥. What would that have been (WK/PRE minors or STR minors?).

This is matchpoints. I suspect the bidding (if RHO) at other tables will be
(2H)-3(di)-4NT and they will know to stop in five or go to six, or even (2h)-3D-(5D) exclusion or the like.

Ok, without any prior knowledge, their "multi" has prevented them from using blackwood, so they may off some stuff. On the other hand, 6♥ could very easily be an advanced save (EAST.. xxxxx xxxx xx xx), and partner loaded.

So there are two inferences here.
1) Partner who wanted to SAVE over 4M would have bid 4NT immediately, not 3D
2) Parnter could have bid 4NT,over 4♥ to suggest very long diamonds or strong diamonds and so-so clubs.

So, while it maybe wrong, I am going to double on the premise that partner has some good stuff on this auction and I certainly don't want him thinking to bid 7C/7D. Since he went ot the five level by himself, he may very well take a phanthom save if I pass.All this is based on if he was very weak and very distributional he would have started 4NT....

[whereagles]

Double. I can hardly believe this makes, and even less we make 7m.

[Echognome]

One thing to note is that you are in a pickup partnership where your partner couldn't be sure how you would take 4NT. See earlier discussion on freak hand at kitchen bridge where several people thought a direct 4NT after a weak 2♥ should be blackwood. Of course not having an agreement may make this an untenable problem as you don't know who is bidding to make and who is bidding to sacrifice.

[SoTired]

pass... if I dbl partner may assume it is lead directing and lead a diam, which might be wrong.

[Al_U_Card]

Freely bid slams are often making. Remember that the opp who bid 4D was willing to play in 4S (at least)! He has some massive major 2-suiter and taking the sac might pay off.

[Echognome]

Scoring: MP

2♦* - 3♦ - 4♦ - P
4♥ - 5♣ - 6♥ - X
All Pass

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* Multi

Oops. Finally found the hand records and had missed the diamond Q in the south hand. The Multi was a bit ripe, but the contract was untouchable. The play went ♣K - A - x - x. Then the top 3 spades pitching a club while I helplessly discarded. Then a spade ruff. Diamond and a heart up and it was all over.

[Al_U_Card]

And the sac was not beyond the pale......

[whereagles]

Entrepreneur pard.. bidding to 5 all by himself.. lol.

[whereagles]

Seems fairly normal to think pard is in the offensive, not defending something. At least I think so.