ruotal Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Hi ! The auctions: P P 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♥ What the 3♥ bid should mean ? Thank you. andré Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcLight Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Slam try - 5-5 in the majors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limey_p Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 The title of the thread is Drury. I wonder, does that mean 2♦ is Drury? In any case, I would start with the "game before slam" principle. If 2♦ is drury, you would have an agreement of some sort as to which is the weakest bid, and 3♥ is not it. So I take 3♥ as a long-suit game try. If 2♦ is natural, then 3♥ is a game force, natural by default, or a splinter in support of ♦ if you have that agreement. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 if 2D is a 3 or 4 card drury resonse the 3H jump should be a splinter with slam interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhoc3 Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Suit or splinter, that is the question.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Good question, I never thought about this. If you play this as a splinter after a natural 2♦ by an unpassed hand, maybe it makes sense to play it as a splinter here as well. On the other hand, if you play short suit trials, 2♥ would allready show short hearts so there'll be no need for a splinter.Maybe 3♥ becoes a picture bid then. After a 2♣ response which (presumably) shows 3-card support, it makes sense to rebid a natural 2♥. Then 3♥ could be whatever trial you play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 By the way, who was Drury?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double ! Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 By the way, who was Drury?? First name was Doug or Douglas.Passed away in 1967. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow23 Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 The system being played is an issue here..I assume a natural system I would take that bid to mean 5-5 in the majors and game going...It is difficult to imagine slam but it may be possible depending on the hand responder holds.. A double fit would be good news :blink: and worth considering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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