Fit Jumps Opener 18-19 Balanced 171220 Hand 11

Board 11 North Deals	♠ A Q 9 5 ♥ K Q 8 2 ♦ A 9 ♣ A 8 6
♠ J 10 8 7 ♥ A 4 ♦ 10 7 5 3 2 ♣ 3 2	N W E S	♠ K 6 4 3 2 ♥ 10 3 ♦ 8 4 ♣ 9 7 5 4
19 5    3 13	♠ — ♥ J 9 7 6 5 ♦ K Q J 6 ♣ K Q J 10

N 6N; NS 6♥; N 6♣; S 5N; S 5♣; NS 4♦; NS 2♠; Par +990

	North	South
	1 ♣	2 ♦
	2 ♥	2 ♠
	3 ♥	3 ♠
	4 NT	5 ♦
	6 ♥	Pass

6 ♥ by North

Lead: ♦ 8

Made 6 — NS +980

North denies four clubs with 2 ♥. Over that south can show the spade shortage. 2 ♠ shows a spade singleton. Perhaps 3 ♠ showing the void would be better - 3 ♠ is not exclusion as it is below four of our suit. A jump to 4 ♠ would be exclusion. However given no heart fit has been established (from north's perspective), then the partnership needs a clear agreement about which suit has been implicitly agreed.

Here 3 ♥ shows a preference and 3 ♠ is cue. Given the 2 ♠ bid north can tell this is a void since we would not show a shortage then cue the singleton king (we might on a subsequent round of cue-bidding).

The 3 ♥ preference could be made on a 12-14 hand with no spade stopper. With the ♠ AQ wasted north's hand has diminished in value some. However there are still thirteen working points and the ♠ A as a potentially useful pitch.

North needs to cooperate. With four hearts it is easy to take control and find out about key-cards and when one is missing rest in the small slam.

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