cencio Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 [hv=pc=n&s=sa854hkq9dkt2cak5&w=sk2hjt82d763cqj93&n=sj763ha65daqj98c2&e=sqt9h743d54ct8764&d=n&v=n&b=5&a=1d]399|300[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 1♦ - 1♠ - 2♠ - 4NT - 5♥ (2 without queen) - 5♠ seems like what I'd do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Easy to realise you're missing ♠KQ, particularly if your opening style is such that N's diamond suit need not be that good. I would duplicate smerriman's auction except with another round of bidding between 2♠ and 4N to confirm partner actually had the 4th spade. Trickier is where N's hand is xxxx, Axx, AQJxx, Q and you DO want to bid the slam in diamonds or NT but 5♠ may fail if the trumps don't break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tramticket Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 this is a splinter hand for me. Really? You are prepared to commit to game opposite a typical 5 / 6 count response? I feel that this is a massive over-bid. A 2♠ rebid is more than enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo1201 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 1♦ - 1♠ - 4♣ - 4NT - 5♥ - 5♠ Much the same as others, but this is a splinter hand for me.North lacks at least an ace (and another goodie) to splinter. It commits to game opposite a partner who can have as low as 5-6 HCPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravejason Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 ... I would duplicate smerriman's auction except with another round of bidding between 2♠ and 4N to confirm partner actually had the 4th spade. ... How do check on the 4th spade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 How do check on the 4th spade? Invent a 3♣ bid, partner may well bid 3N with the 3451 version of his actual hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Really? You are prepared to commit to game opposite a typical 5 / 6 count response? I feel that this is a massive over-bid. A 2♠ rebid is more than enough. Quite right of course, sorry I remembered the hand wrongly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo1201 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Really? You are prepared to commit to game opposite a typical 5 / 6 count response? I feel that this is a massive over-bid. A 2♠ rebid is more than enough.Damn, we made the same comment at the same time. When I logged in yours wasn’t published yet😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Invent a 3♣ bid, partner may well bid 3N with the 3451 version of his actual hand.Good point about a 3 card raise - though if partner did bid 3NT, what then? Must still be a decent chance of slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Good point about a 3 card raise - though if partner did bid 3NT, what then? Must still be a decent chance of slam. I can bid 4♦ which partner will know is 3 or 4N quantitative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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