BIDDING:
I
was sitting North and as soon as South opened 1
, I was
interested in slam.
I made a forcing spade raise by
using the Jacoby 2NT convention.
South’s bid of 3
showed extra
values but denied shortness or a second long suit.
Holding
a worthless doubleton in the club suit, I knew that Blackwood was not
the answer.
Our agreement is for our cue bids to
show first or second round controls.
My bid of 4
showed a control but since we show our controls up the line, I denied a
club feature. My partner had no choice but to stop in
4
.
It is important for you to see that Blackwood would get you too
high.
If you want to know HOW MANY controls partner
holds, use Blackwood; if you need to know WHICH controls, start cue
bidding.
PLAY:
West took his two
high clubs and the rest belonged to declarer.
Copyright ©2007 Larry Matheny.
