navit Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 [hv=n=sj53hj863dk82cj98&s=saq9hakq5d10ckq765]133|200| W N E S _ P P IC P 1H P ? What should S rebid?[NORTHSOUTH=?????,????,Unknown,J53,J863,K82,J98,AQ9,AKQ5,10,KQ765][/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 A popular choice will be 4♦ splinter. I think that is fine. The one thing south can nont do is make a non-forcing bid like 3♥, and I can not see what good a 2♠ bid will do here. So the only choices I think are 4♦ and 4♥, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 [hv=n=sj53hj863dk82cj98&s=saq9hakq5d10ckq765]133|200| W N E S _ P P IC P 1H P ? What should S rebid?[NORTHSOUTH=?????,????,Unknown,J53,J863,K82,J98,AQ9,AKQ5,10,KQ765][/hv] With a 3 loser hand and long minor prefer to open this hand 2clubs, but many disagree. I guess now you just rebid 4d, splinter and pass if partner rebids 4H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goobers Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Obviously worth a GF... I don't know too many fancy systems, with some partners I splinter, and with others I just bid 4H. If there is a slam here, partner will move again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 This will be either a 3♦ or 4♦ splinter depending on how you have defined each of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchiu Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Defining the difference between 3♦ and 4♦ is very important. In my established partnerships, I play 3♦ is a mini/maxi splinter to differentiate it from 4♦, a distributional raise to 4♥. The mini splinter is a distributional raise to 3♥ with four-card heart support and at most one diamond. In the particular auction, this bid is not game forcing only if responder rebids 3♥. If opener moves over an attempted signoff, either by cuebidding another suit (could be clubs) or raising to 4♥, then he has the maxi splinter. This is a sound raise to 4♥ with mild slam interest, although the sequence 1♣-1♥-3♦-3♥-Cuebid usually ends in game. However, the largest gain comes when responder can cuebid a suit on the way to 4♥ and begin the slam investigation lower. This particular hand is a textbook example of a 3♦ maxi splinter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnszsun Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 The problem with 4♦ is what's your next move after partner bid 4♥. He will always do that with ♠K and ♦A or even ♠K and ♣A, right?But without gadgets like what jchiu said, I have to bid 4♦ too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Agree with Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 I rebid 3♦ here. If partner accepts the (initial) game try, he'll cue on the way to 4♥. If partner rebids 3♥, I'll cue 3♠ next. A 4♦ rebid would show a void in my methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbird97 Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I like 4d (Splinter). That way you can feel you have gotten it off your chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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