Deal 21 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1
pass4♣pass BID 
 
 

The bidding has gone as shown. It is your bid.
  ♠ K 9 2
A K Q 7 4
7
♣ A 9 6 3
 

 
Deal 21 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1
pass4♣pass4NT
pass5pass BID 
 

The bidding has gone as shown. It is your bid.

Partner's Splinter Bid in ♣s has really made your hand look good. With no losers in trumps or ♣s you need to find out about the other two suits. So you invoke Blackwood and partner replies 5. What do you bid next?
  ♠ K 9 2
A K Q 7 4
7
♣ A 9 6 3
 

 
Deal 21 ♠ A 7 5
J 9 8 6 5
A K 9 3
♣ 7
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1
pass4♣pass4NT
pass5pass6
passpasspass

The bidding has gone as shown. It is your bid.

Partner's Splinter Bid in ♣s has really made your hand look good. With no losers in trumps or ♣s you need to find out about the other two suits. So you invoke Blackwood and partner replies 5. What do you bid next?


If partner can take care of your three ♣ losers you will have just one ♠ loser at most. So you bid 6. Maybe you should have bid 7.


 Deal 22 
  ♠ K 9 2
A K Q 7 4
7
♣ A 9 6 3