xcurt Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Random BBO cross-IMPs. [hv=d=n&v=e&s=s9hakjtxxd9cq6xxx]133|100|Scoring: XIMP[/hv] 1♥-(Dbl)-? What is your bidding plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Torn between 4♥ and 5♥ Club suit is far too weak for any kind of fit jump... I suspect that I'd bid 5♥. 4♥ is (essentially) a transfer to Spades and I won't be happy if 4♠ comes floating back to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 You could try some number of spades. 1♠ may be easy to brush aside (not always these days), but a fit jump in spades might slow the opponents down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I am going to try to be a little sneaky and splinter in diamonds. I plan to bid 5♥ over 4♠, but I like this bid for two reasons. It doesn't give up on a slam that could easily be there. And if they play the hand they will get any spade guess wrong as they will never think I'm short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I'll definitely bid some sort of psyche here. Will drive to 5♥ afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I splinter in diamonds too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I am going to try to be a little sneaky and splinter in diamonds. I plan to bid 5♥ over 4♠, but I like this bid for two reasons. It doesn't give up on a slam that could easily be there. And if they play the hand they will get any spade guess wrong as they will never think I'm short. I really like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I don't think 'll be able to shut them up, so would start with 2♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hi, 4H, followed by 5H, if they bid 4S. I may buy the hand in 4H, but I wontdefend against 4S. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 5♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGibson Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I really don't understand the desire to make a preemptive 5♥ bid when your side should be looking for slam. I think JDonn had it right when splintering 4♦; at least that gets the slam potential across to partner, and when they compete to 4 spades, partner should have a better idea of our hand (short in both spades and diamonds = long in hearts & clubs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchett Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I don't like 5♥. We have a 10 count opposite an opening bid and the opponents are at red why shouldn't this be our hand? I generally play 4m as fit in the auction so I supposed I have to bid 2NT, if 4m was a splinter Ilike the 4♦ bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I am going to make a constructive heart raise. We have the choice of splinter in spades or diamonds - system ON over a double. Otherwise whatever is in your system. A fit jump in clubs seems ok to me if that is in your system. I like jdonn's reasons for a diamond splinter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 4H. Now everyone is guessing, including us - at least I know we have 10 trumps or more. The opponents meanwhile, may make anywhere from 3 to 7 spades - I'll just sit back and see if they guess correctly. I'm one and done with this hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Random BBO cross-IMPs. Dealer: North Vul: E/W Scoring: XIMP ♠ 9 ♥ AKJTxx ♦ 9 ♣ Q6xxx 1♥-(Dbl)-? What is your bidding plan? I make the system splinter bid that shows a stiff spade and long hearts and game force hand but limited. With more I would bid whatever version of jacoby 2nt we play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcurt Posted April 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 This problem generated a huge disparity of choices. Spade splinter: 2Diamond splinter: 4 (one bids 2NT if 4♦ is fitted)4♥: 25♥: 2Constructive heart raise: 12♣: 1psyche something (probably spades): 2 The full hand: [hv=d=n&v=e&n=saqjhqxxxxdaxxxcx&w=stxxxxhxdqjtxxckx&e=skxxxhxdkxxcajtxx&s=s9hakjtxxd9cq6xxx]399|300|Scoring: XIMP[/hv] I bid 3♠ at the table. I considered 4♦ but I was concerned that splintering in diamonds would put partner under pressure to make a slam move with very weak trumps. The rest of the auction was not good bridge: 1♥ - (Dbl) - 3♠! - (Dbl)P - (P) - 4♥ - (4♠)Dbl - (P) - 5♥ 5♥ was strangely doubled by RHO, so we won some IMPs for +750. Two pairs bid the slam, but neither of their auctions was good: 1♥-(Dbl)-2♣-(P); 2♥-(p)-4NT-etc1♥-(Dbl)-5♥-(P); 6♥-ap Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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