1. Sorry about Option 8, but life is lonely as a programmer. This hand is way too strong for 4. That would show a long suit and not much of a hand. Something like the actual hand with the AK replaced by the 32.
2. Fourth-suit artificial and game forcing. Still too strong to "sign off" in 4. That bid would be okay if the K were the 2. So, a direct 4 response is "weak" with 8 hearts. Responding and then jumping to 4 is enough for game, but no slam interest. With this very good hand, you should keep the door to slam opened. On the flip side, you don't have enough to barge there on your own, and surely shouldn't use Blackwood with clubs uncontrolled.
Partner bids 2NT and having already shown quite a good hand, you finally jump to 4 and buy it there. The K is led. Your thoughts?
Choose One:
I don't like this lead, but as soon as I can, I'll try to draw trump.
I love this lead.
Answer: 1 -
I don't like this lead, but as soon as I can, I'll try to draw trump. Unfortunately, scientific bidding can help the opponents. Your auction made it sound like clubs was a weak spot. Below is the full deal:
In my classes, the focus is on reaching 4, but this is actually an E-W defense problem. After the brilliant lead (based on the auction), West plays another club to East and then a third club can set the contract. Declarer trumps the third club high, and West must discard (not overtrump with the A). This is a well-known position where the refusal to overtrump sets up a second defensive trump trick.
Thank you for attending our lesson on Responder's rebid.
AK 
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2 
108. 
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