msheald Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 https://tinyurl.com/2qw92bhy I always thought a splinter by opener was a 4 diamond bid over partner's 1 level response, and a 3 diamond bid (1C-1S-3D) was natural showing a big hand and a good second suit in diamonds. See https://www.bridgebum.com/splinters.php. I guess robots play splinters differently that I do! Best regards. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorvald Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 https://tinyurl.com/2qw92bhy I always thought a splinter by opener was a 4 diamond bid over partner's 1 level response, and a 3 diamond bid (1C-1S-3D) was natural showing a big hand and a good second suit in diamonds. See https://www.bridgebu.../splinters.php. I guess robots play splinters differently that I do! Best regards. Mike 2♦ is the strong hand, I assume the seats are switched to make you declarer. (6♠ was the par contract) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 3 is a splinter because 2♦ is already a forcing reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 See https://www.bridgebum.com/splinters.php I guess robots play splinters differently that I do! Best regards. MikeQuoting from the page you linked to: Since 1C - 1S - 2D and 1C - 1S - 2H are reverse bids and therefore forcing, you never need jumps to Three Diamonds or Three Hearts as natural bids.GIB doesn't actually play mini-splinters as mentioned by that page, but it does agree with the principle that 3♦ here can never be natural, since 2♦ is unlimited and forcing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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