Another Slam Decision with a Void: Solution
I chose to bid 5NT and partner called 6
. I was trying for GSF, but I was not sure about his call. Partner thought he was using Exclusion Blackwood. It is amazing how much ambiguity can set in when one agrees to play certain conventions. At least I knew that he would not bid 5
without spade support.
I called 6 
. Partner passed, LHO led a and partner tabled the following hand:
K x, A K Q 9 x x 
K Q 9 x x —-.
I ruffed, of course, and played trumps. Although they split 4-1, RHO had the ten, so we made 6 .
7 depends upon a 4-3 heart split. The 10 is a big card.
At the other table, they wandered into 6. The opponents were strong players and I am sure their auction was a difficult one. We won three imps, part of a 5-0 margin and enough to hang on to win the swiss.