I SLAM TRIES IN SUIT AUCTIONS: CUE-BIDDING
Point count is not very accurate with unbalanced hands that have a fit. Tricks and controls, or controls with distribution and lots of trump are the hand types that make slam easily with less than 33 points. For example, the following two deals both make slam and neither has the required points.
West | East | West | East | ||||||
!S AJ !H KQ10652 !D A3 !C 85 |
!S KQ10987 !H A97 !D 965 !C 6 |
!S AJ987 !H 4 !D A7652 !C A7 |
!S KQ1065 !H A9854 !D 5 !C 63 |