In article <davidm.721693161@voltaire>, davidm@voltaire.Rational.COM (David Moore) write
|> >At Table 2:
|>
|> > N S
|> > 1C 1S
|> > 3C 3D
|> > 3S 4S
|> > Pass
|>
|> How could South meakly say 4S over 3S? Partner has shown a
|> big club hand with 3 card spade support and you've got a
|> minimum of 15 points in support (even discounting the club shortness)
|> Its just about impossible to not be in slam with this hand. You
|> can cue 4H, use Blackwood or just plain jump to 6S. Typical bidding
|> might be
|> 1C 1S 1C 1S
|> 3C 3D 3C 3D
|> 3S 4H or, the LOL way, 3S 4NT
|> 4S 5D 5D 6S
|> 5H 6S
I that the cue bid is reasonable, but I think the posting ignores the fact that the raise could be made without the Q of spades. If the spade support is, say 10xx, then the slam depends on a 2-2 spade break.
Personally, I prefer a simple auction for these hands: