Hand Question 21
Unassuming cue bid
What is the correct bidding auction - we got ourselves into a mess! Our auction was 1D 1H 1S 2C 2NT 4NT 5D 5S 5NT PASS
Bernard's Answer
West wants to agree spades and show a strong hand - rather like one of the hands this morning, her best bet is to use FSF and then support: So your auction started beautifully, but West forgot about spades: 1D - 1H - 1S - 2C* - 2NT - 3S When West rebids 3S over 2NT he is showing a strong hand with spade support, otherwise why did he bother bidding FSF? Now it is up to East - he might sign off in 4S, but if he finds a 4C cuebid, then that will propel West onwards, with 4NT Blackwood and they reach 6S. 1D - 1H - 1S - 2C* - 2NT - 3S - 4C - 4NT - 5H - 6S.