[xcurt]

Random BBO cross-IMPs.

Scoring: XIMP

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1♥-(Dbl)-?

What is your bidding plan?

[hrothgar]

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

[TimG]

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.

[jdonn]

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.

[whereagles]

I'll definitely bid some sort of psyche here. Will drive to 5♥ afterwards

[Codo]

I splinter in diamonds too.

[Free]

jdonn, on Apr 13 2008, 08:22 PM, said:

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!

[Fluffy]

I don't think 'll be able to shut them up, so would start with 2♣.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

4H, followed by 5H, if they bid 4S.

I may buy the hand in 4H, but I wont
defend against 4S.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[helene_t]

5♥.

[CSGibson]

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).

[hatchett]

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.

[Cascade]

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.

[Winstonm]

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.

[mike777]

xcurt, on Apr 13 2008, 01:15 PM, said:

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.

[xcurt]

This problem generated a huge disparity of choices.

Spade splinter: 2
Diamond splinter: 4 (one bids 2NT if 4♦ is fitted)
4♥: 2
5♥: 2
Constructive heart raise: 1
2♣: 1
psyche something (probably spades): 2

The full hand:

Scoring: XIMP

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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-etc
1♥-(Dbl)-5♥-(P); 6♥-ap

Curt