Slam Bidding

         A slam is a contract at the 6-level or higher. In particular:

Note that making a slam involves losing at most one trick! These contracts normally require an extraordinary number of points:

Small Slam (6, 6, 6, 6, 6NT):     33 points Grand Slam (7, 7, 7, 7, 7NT):     37 points

However, it is often possible to make slam with fewer than the requisite number of points if the two hands in question have good distribution.

Slam Conventions:

• Blackwood
• The Quantitative Raise
• Gerber

In-Depth Topics

• Control-Showing Cuebids
• Splinters
• Jacoby 2NT
• Roman Keycard Blackwood