2/1, What do you think this undiscussed sequence should be?

[whereagles]

In Acol it is 15-16 and non-forcing. If you choose to bump up your 2/1 strength then you can play it as GF, commonly either 15-17 or 15-19. However this is NOT standard Acol.

 

That's why I said "I believe". I'm not sure :) Anyway, I did see an expert pair playing it as 15-19 and other recommending it, but perhaps they're mavericks.

[whereagles]

I thought 1♠ - 2♥ - 2N - 4♣ was the auction that people actually needed to discuss. 4♦ has to be a spade splinter.

 

Traditionally these 2nd round splinters have required four trump. However, there seems to be a trend of making an immediate forcing raise or even bidding 2♣ with most hands that contain four trump, so perhaps 4♦ should be sensibly used as a hand with three trump but some distinguishing feature like no control in the 4th suit.

 

I seem to remember something in Fred's lectures about delayed splinters being 3-carders...

[gordontd]

That's why I said "I believe". I'm not sure :) Anyway, I did see an expert pair playing it as 15-19 and other recommending it, but perhaps they're mavericks.

I think it is pretty standard these last twenty years, though there are probably still some who play it the traditional 15-16.

[Lurpoa]

We had the following auction playing 2/1 game forcing:

[hv=d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1sp2hp2np4dp]133|100[/hv][hv=d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1sp2hp2np4dp]133|100[/hv]

 

Despite being an experienced partnership, we had never discussed this auction. Agreements are that 2/1 is always game forcing, even with a suit rebid; no strong jump shifts; and we do not use an immediate Jacoby 2N or splinter if the most important feature of our hand is a source of tricks. 2N indicates a balanced hand with the outside suits stopped; 2♠ would be our default rebid.

 

What do you think 4♦ should mean? Is it obvious?

 

 

♥ ♥ ♥

 

I keep on repeating myself, yes ♥!

It is all you want, but you must agree with partner.

 

You cannot trust that she thinks the same "should be" as you, without prior discussion.

 

♥ ♥ ♥

[gnasher]

I thought 1♠ - 2♥ - 2N - 4♣ was the auction that people actually needed to discuss. 4♦ has to be a spade splinter.

If 4♦ is a splinter for spades, what other meaning might you assign to 4♣?

[Phil]

If 4♦ is a splinter for spades, what other meaning might you assign to 4♣?

 

Ger.....

 

No I can't even say it.