Apollo81 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 R/R IMPs 2♣-(p)-2♦*-(p)2♠-(p)-? *artificial, game forcing ♠Jxxx♥Jxxx♦K♣Qxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 3♠ and 4♠ in the next round. After 3NT or 4♣ I won't cue 4♦. This way partner knows there is nice support and no controls. Any slam attemps would be base on his own keycards and voids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 3S, don't like a splinter with stiff K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 3♠ and I will cuebid 4♦, then it's up to partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmunte1 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 3♠, i won't splinter with stiff K and no outside control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 the easiest 3♠ ever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 4♠ denies a control, right? 3♠, then. Never splinter with a sec king (except maybe if the suit has been bid by opps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 I agree with all the 3♠ bidders. I don't see how the singleton ♦K is (effectievly) any different from Kx on this particular auction. As an aside, I also think a splinter here shows better than 2-3 HCP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 3s but I think 4s fast arrival is ok also. I assume 2D showed something(K+) here and we do not that much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 the easiest 3♠ ever... Off course ! 4♠ is far too pessimistic with 4 card support and some hopefully useful stuff outside. .. neilkaz .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 3♠. After 3NT, I'll cue 4♦. After 4♥, then, from partner (Last Train), I'm bidding 5♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 3♠ or 4♦ but its not really germane to the circumstances where this hand came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 This is funny, I had a similar hand yesterday where I did decide to splinter with the stiff king. However, the auction was different: 2C - (Dbl) - p - (2D)2S - (p) - 4D -(p)4H - (Dbl) - p - (p)Rdbl - (p) - ?? I had something like Jxxx QJ10x K Jxxx. Do you agree with the auction so far? What's your call now? (playing against jdonn and jlall on BBO, highly amusing table) I also bid 3D on Apollo's hand, the king of diamonds is my biggest card. In the auction above my LHO had bid diamonds so the king was less likely to be useful and I thought the splinter would be most descriptive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 I would have just bid 3s with the above example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 3♠. After 3NT, I'll cue 4♦. After 4♥, then, from partner (Last Train), I'm bidding 5♣. Agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 3♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianshark Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 I have a control so I will bid 3♠ and tell partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Would try 4♠ if pard is an overbidder. My hand is trash for a slam anywayz.. Perhaps 3♠ if I trusted pard's scientific bidding skills. Agree ♦K is a GOOD card, not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 This is funny, I had a similar hand yesterday where I did decide to splinter with the stiff king. However, the auction was different: 2C - (Dbl) - p - (2D)2S - (p) - 4D -(p)4H - (Dbl) - p - (p)Rdbl - (p) - ?? I had something like Jxxx QJ10x K Jxxx. Do you agree with the auction so far? What's your call now? (playing against jdonn and jlall on BBO, highly amusing table) I also bid 3D on Apollo's hand, the king of diamonds is my biggest card. In the auction above my LHO had bid diamonds so the king was less likely to be useful and I thought the splinter would be most descriptive. Han - these were the circumstances where this hand came up. One of the senior kibitzers challenged the notion that others were making that slam should be bid after the splinter. He specified the hand in this thread of an example of where slam would be poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 ... slam ... grand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 I admit when I initially read the senior kibitzers comments the other night, I missed the fact he was referring to bidding the grand slam. Comments were flying fairly quickly at that moment in time. :) I thought after the splinter, the small slam would always be bid and that the senior kibber was questioning the validity of bidding six which seemed reasonable opposite any hand that has shown some values (via the pass of the double) and the splinter. The grand is a different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 ... slam ... grand Right - it was a grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Clear 3♠ raise for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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