[hanp]

OK I'm planning ahead. I will bid 2NT.

Suppose partner now bids 3D.

I will bid 3H

Suppose partner bids 4H.

I will bid 4NT.

Suppose partner now bids 5S.

We have 12 top tricks and 13 if diamonds are 3-3. Also, partner must have at least another queen. The diamond jack would be enough, the spade queen would some extra squeeze chances, the spade queen-jack would make it a good 7NT. I don't see how 7H could be better than 7NT.

I bid 7NT.

[jdonn]

Suppose partner bids 3NT at any point and you have not agreed a suit?

Cherdano had a point about agreeing spades and nothing seems perfect (unless I can bid 2♠ promising just a doubleton and use something like 4♦ to agree hearts later if desired, perhaps) but if you bid 2NT and partner bids 3NT either then or over a minor suit by him and something by you, I just don't see how to recover. And that seems quite likely to happen.

[Fluffy]

whatever 2NT-3NT-4♣ means it is very clear to em that a subsequent 4NT bid will be forcing being some sort of keycard.

[jdonn]

Fluffy, on Apr 24 2010, 06:14 PM, said:

whatever 2NT-3NT-4♣ means it is very clear to em that a subsequent 4NT bid will be forcing being some sort of keycard.

For what? Whatever partner bids next? What if he bids 4♦, what will you do and what is he supposed to do over that?

[Fluffy]

jdonn, on Apr 24 2010, 11:16 PM, said:

Fluffy, on Apr 24 2010, 06:14 PM, said:

whatever 2NT-3NT-4♣ means it is very clear to em that a subsequent 4NT bid will be forcing being some sort of keycard.

For what? Whatever partner bids next? What if he bids 4♦, what will you do and what is he supposed to do over that?

4♦ sounds like an acceptance of clubs, he will probably show 1 keycard over 4NT and now we can bid 5NT so he can blast 7 himself with ♠KQJxx for example.