How to show a long solid suit.

Some of the best bids in bridge, are those described in one bid.

Where length and strength are narrowed to a small margin.

Weak 2 major openings or 7 cd preempts being classic examples.

But what happens with stronger hands as in Board 1.

North has a solid 7 cd heart suit and an extra Ace.

How do you as North convey a suit that is impenetrable and long?

Open 1H and jump rebid 3H? Open 4H as a gamble?

Neither quite convey the idea "I have 8 playing tricks in hearts"

South with 3 tricks of their own, needs to know this to go investigating slam.

Only one pair bid the heart slam, possibly because South wasn't sure about the quality of the suit.

A 3-way multi-2D opening bid has 8 playing tricks in any suit, as an option.

For more on 3-way Multi-2D email henwood@xtra.co.nz