[Gerben42]

Hi everyone,

Yesterday I had the following auction:

1♣* Pass 1♦* Pass
1♥* Dbl 4♣ Pass

1♣: Polish ♣ (almost)
1♦:
-> 1. 0 - 6 any
-> 2. 7 - 11 no 4-card major and no other bid
-> 3. 16+ balanced without 4M or good 5m
1♥: almost forcing, may be 3 cards only if 12 - 14 balanced
Dbl: Take out of ♥

4♣: For you to find out

What is 4♣ and what do you bid on

Qx
QJxx
xx
AKJxx
(we include this hand into 1♣)

[FrancesHinden]

How about

xx
KJ10xxx
Jxxxx
-

(splinter)

[david_c]

My first guess would be that this has the same meaning as

p : (p) : 1♥ : (x) , 4♣.

Whatever that might be (fit?). If this is impossible I'll have to think again.

Quote

(we include this hand into 1♣)

Nice. Just out of interest, what do you open with

♠ x
♥ QJxx
♦ Qxx
♣ AKJxx ?

[joshs]

Well if 1H can be 3 and a weak NT I would not want to bypass 3N with the 2425 or 1435 hands that have been suggested. What would you bid with those hands without the x over 1H?
And why don't those hands start with a natural 2C over 1C???

[Gerben42]

I don't particularly like that since we have to include all ♣ hands into 1♣ but that's how Tomek, Jutek and tomi2 play.

So also 1♣ on that.

1♦ denies a 4-card major unless 6 HCP or less.

[luis]

Since you may have a balanced hand without a real club suit I would say that 4♣ has to be a splinter.

Luis

[Chamaco]

If the 1H rebid guarantees 4+ clubs, then 4C by responder should NOT be a splinter ( I do not like splinters in pard's bid suit)...

I much prefer 4C as keycard for clubs.


If, instead the 1H rebid does not guarantee clubs, then the 4C bid seems like a real enigma to me, probably a splinter could be a possible meaning....

[42]

Responder did not bid
- 2♣ = GF with ♣s which buries 4♣ as KC
- 3♣ = 6 crds with 2 top honours
- XX

1♦ may include 5-11 pts with a m (5-6 cards, not qualifying for a jump to 3m)

Perhaps the intention of responder is to put as much pressure as possible on opps because the ♠s must be somewhere and 4♠ is down I listen to my inner voice and pass. But I did not yet talk to my psychiatrist... And it is really late...

[joker_gib]

I would take it as 5-6,H, very distributional with a huge ♥ fit and shortness in ♣

The kind of hand Frances gave.

Alain

[Gerben42]

Thanks for all who responded. Partner has:

xxxxx
KT9xxx
xx
-

[42]

Gerben42, on Feb 17 2006, 10:05 AM, said:

Thanks for all who responded. Partner has:

xxxxx
KT9xxx
xx
-

Just returned from the psychiatrist. He said I should give up playing bridge and forget trying to understand men (3 minutes for 130 €).
Before I do: I didn't really think that partner had many ♣s. What I don't understand is the message of the SPL here. Why not 4♥?

[Gerben42]

Maybe you should forget playing bridge with your psychiatrist. Partner wanted to leave the door open for a slam in case I had a 18+ hand.