bd71 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 [hv=pc=n&e=s4h54dkj52cakjt96&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1c1h2d2h]133|200[/hv] 2/1. Matchpoints. Your bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Why is 3S not a splinter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd71 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Why is 3S not a splinter? You are correct...will try to revise poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Under the conditions, 3♦. A little heavy maybe, but I will live with it. I would consider 3♥ an immediate invitational diamond raise, and would choose it in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 3♦. Set the trump suit. We are in a game forcing auction. There should be plenty of time available to do whatever is needed to get to 3NT or explore for slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalldonn Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Game-forcing auction? Late April Fools joke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I see that there are other 5♦ bidders besides myself, but no explanation of that call yet, so I will give you my thinking. a. It might make.b. If it doesn't make, 4♥ their way might make.c. If they go on to 5♥ partner might well double. At any rate he will surely know that I have a shapely hand.d. I expect to be bidding 5♦ sooner or later anyway.e. With my holding in the majors I doubt 6 is either biddable or makable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWO4BRIDGE Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 3S-jump splinter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Game-forcing auction? Late April Fools joke?Hmmm. You are right. This is not forcing. In that case, I will splinter with 3♠. I want to get to game, but I am not willing to give up on slam. Sometimes when partner bids in competition he has a good hand. Slam is good opposite a major suit ace (if the ace is in spades, he will need a heart control) plus AQxxx(xx) xx(x) or better in the minors. If partner has control of the majors and AQxxx(xx) of diamonds, the only problem case will be when partner has 3 small clubs, and then we will be on a 2-2 club break or the ♣Q singleton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 3♠ is utterly obvious even for the I/A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 3♠ seems pretty clear to me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Upon reflection, I change my vote from 5♦ to 3♠. Worse, I acknowledge it's obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Why is 3S not a splinter?Because we play that we can only splinter in the opponent's suit in competitive auctions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Because we play that we can only splinter in the opponent's suit in competitive auctions? I was wondering about that. I once thought of that agreement as standard but it now seems that no one else does. You would play 3♠ there as some natural black two-suiter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think that cherdano's rule holds for responder's first bid, when you play jumps in other suits as support jumps. Support jumps in a new suit don't make much sense for opener's second bid. You could still play 3S as natural 5-6, but I think that the splinter is more useful and in line with other standard agreements (such as: when a non-jump bid in a new suit is natural and non-forcing, a jump is a splinter unless it is Gerber). If you play 3S as splinter then it seems an obvious call. If you are later able deny a heart control then you have painted a very accurate picture of your hand. If 3S is not available then I think that 4D is the best alternative. Don't ask me whether this is forcing Josh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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