In article ,
Frisbieinstein   wrote:
>On Oct 15, 3:52 pm, Dave Flower  wrote:
>> > white vs. red, IMPs
>>
>> > K5
>> > J962
>> > T
>> > AKQ863
>>
>> > J74
>> > AQ84
>> > A843
>> > J7
>>
>> > With South as dealer, our WJ2000 (Polish Club) auction was
>> > 1C P 2C(1) 2D
>> > X   P  2H  AP
>>
>
>But I'm more interested in what the group would have done with their
>own methods to explore slam.  The trouble is setting trump then
>showing a splinter.  The best I can imagine with the methods I have is
>
>1C  P  2C  2D
>P  P   2H   P
>3H  P  4D  P
>4NT etc.
>
>but it doesn't seem terribly likely.

Opposite a weak NT (the most likely possibility) the north hand shouldn't
be slamming -- the south hand is almost ideal, and looking at both hands
slam isn't really worthwhile.  You're likely to lose at least a trump
and a spade, and if east overcalled on AQx x KQJxxx xxx you'll have a
tough time even making game.

I suppose south could conceivably have Axx AKQx xxx xxx, but that strikes
me as a bit of a stretch.

My own methods would go something like:

1N   P   2D (GF Stayman) X
2H*  P   4H
(*4 hearts and a diamond stopper)

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