{"id":54,"date":"2014-07-24T18:10:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T22:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2014-07-24T18:11:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T22:11:28","slug":"slam-bidding-process-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/?page_id=54","title":{"rendered":"Slam Bidding Process: Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Slam Bidding<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To succeed in making a slam you need a source of ____________ and adequate ___________ in all suits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First round control is either an ________ or a ____________ .<\/p>\n<p>Second round control is either a ____________ or a ____________________ .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sources of tricks can be:<\/p>\n<p>________ _________ strength.<\/p>\n<p>A running __________ .<\/p>\n<p>Lots of ________ and side suit shortness in both hands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Typical slam bidding process:<\/p>\n<p>Discovering combined _____________ of the two hands.<\/p>\n<p>Checking for ______________.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Example: Jacoby 2NT<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Opener bids 1H<\/li>\n<li>Responder bids 2NT. This tells opener:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 We are in a game forcing auction<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 We have at least a 9 card trump fit, so we might have a source of tricks in trumps.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If not signing off, opener shows either:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Side suit singleton or void, i.e. control in that suit, at the 3 level; or<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 A second good 5+ card suit, i.e. a source of additional tricks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Responder then bids cheapest first round control and then the partners show controls up the line, discovering if there\u2019s an uncontrolled suit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Blackwood and Gerber<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of Blackwood (and Gerber) is not to drag your partner to slam, it\u2019s to ________ bidding a slam missing ________ _____________ .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Avoid using Blackwood when:<\/p>\n<p>You have a ________ .<\/p>\n<p>There is an _________ suit where you don\u2019t have ________ or ___________ round control.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Roman Key Card Blackwood<\/h2>\n<p>If the partnership is contemplating slam in a suit then the ________ and the __________ of the trump suit are also important cards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RKC provides tools for confirming that the partnership has at least 5 of these 6 cards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The four _________ .<\/li>\n<li>The King of _________ .<\/li>\n<li>The Queen of ________.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Collectively, the four Aces and the King of trumps are referred to as ______ _______.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original RKC \u201c0314\u201d. After the 4NT inquiry:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5C: 0 or 3 keycards.<\/li>\n<li>5D: 1 or 4 keycards.<\/li>\n<li>5H: 2 keycards <strong>without<\/strong> the Queen of trumps.<\/li>\n<li>5S: 2 keycards <strong>with<\/strong> the Queen of trumps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1430 RKC switches the 5C and 5D responses and is marginally more efficient in some sequences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5C: 1 or 4 keycards<\/li>\n<li>5D: 3 or 0 keycards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Asking for the Queen of Trumps<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If there\u2019s room for another suit between the RKC response and the trump suit, then the cheapest bid asks if the answerer has the trump Q.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 5 of trump suit denies the trump Q<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Anything else shows the trump Q<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New suit: shows that king<\/li>\n<li>6 of trump suit denies a side king but shows trump Q<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Example (suit is H, using 1430):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Inquirer: 4NT \u201cHey partner, we might have a slam, tell me your keycards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Answerer: 5C \u201cI have 1 or 4 keycards\u201d<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Inquirer: 5D \u201cThat\u2019s good, but do you have the trump Q?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Answerer (Worst Case): 5H \u201cSorry, I don\u2019t have it.\u201d; or<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Answerer (Good Case): 5S \u201cYes, partner, and I have the SK too!\u201d; or<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Answerer (Good Case): 6H \u201cI have the HQ but no side King\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can pretend you have the Queen if you know you have a 10 card fit.<\/li>\n<li>The higher ranking the suit, the more room for exploration with RKC or Blackwood.<\/li>\n<li>Conversely, if your suit is a minor, the RKC answer can force you to slam even if you don\u2019t have enough key cards.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t bid slam if you\u2019re missing a keycard and the trump Queen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Caveats<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The higher ranking the suit, the more room for exploration with RKC or Blackwood.<\/li>\n<li>Conversely, if your suit is a minor, the RKC answer can force you to slam even if you don\u2019t have enough key cards.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t bid slam if you\u2019re missing a keycard and the trump Queen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Copyright 2014 Peter Haglich<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slam Bidding &nbsp; To succeed in making a slam you need a source of ____________ and adequate ___________ in all suits. &nbsp; First round control is either an ________ or a ____________ . 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