[sheepman]

Scoring: XIMP

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(1♦)-1♠-(P)-?

Playing in the main bridge club with regular partner.

[sheepman]

P.S. I hope I added enough options.

[helene_t]

5♦ eXclusion is the classical bid, but since that's almost always a psyche, some recommend the 5♣ "inverted psyche". I'll go for 2♦, though.

[jchiu]

Sorely tempted to bid Monkeys or more Monkeys, but I'll vote for my initial reaction here.

[BillHiggin]

sheepman, on May 31 2007, 05:44 PM, said:

Playing in the main bridge club with regular partner.

Do your agreements really include both 3♥ as a fit jump and 4♣ as a splinter? I would agree willingly to either both as fit jumps, or both a splinters, but cannot imagine the split agreement.

But, I start 2♦ as that way I may flush a monkey or two from the bush (will I know it if GOP is the funny man).

[jdonn]

BillHiggin, on May 31 2007, 06:06 PM, said:

sheepman, on May 31 2007, 05:44 PM, said:

Playing in the main bridge club with regular partner.

Do your agreements really include both 3♥ as a fit jump and 4♣ as a splinter? I would agree willingly to either both as fit jumps, or both a splinters, but cannot imagine the split agreement.

One is a single jump, one is a double jump. If you don't like playing it that's fine, but it's very easy to imagine and not a 'split agreement' at all.

[the hog]

3H fit showing jump if that is available; 4C splinter is it is not.

[mike777]

2D

I may very well miss a slam after 1D opening by LHO.

[pbleighton]

2D. Pd can have a lot of different hands. If she has a good one, I can go slamming, though the three little diamonds have started to rain on the parade a bit.

Peter

[david_c]

I wonder what 2♦ followed by 5♠ would mean. If it's asking specifically for a diamond control then that looks good. We might lose the first three tricks in 5♠, but I don't think I could ever bring myself to stop at the 4-level on this hand anyway.

If we don't have that agreement about 5M bids, I think I would splinter 4♣.

[pclayton]

I slightly prefer 3♥ fitted to 4♣. It seems pard is more likely to show a diamond control when we give him some space to just rebid 3♠ (which looks inevitable) after our 4♣ cue, than a direct 4♣.

2♦ just leads to complications. We'll have to re-cue to set up a force, and 3♥ over 2♠ doesn't promise support for most.

2nd choice is a direct 5♠.

[pclayton]

BillHiggin, on May 31 2007, 03:06 PM, said:

sheepman, on May 31 2007, 05:44 PM, said:

Playing in the main bridge club with regular partner.

Do your agreements really include both 3♥ as a fit jump and 4♣ as a splinter? I would agree willingly to either both as fit jumps, or both a splinters, but cannot imagine the split agreement.

But, I start 2♦ as that way I may flush a monkey or two from the bush (will I know it if GOP is the funny man).

Not uncommon to play a single JS as fitted and a double JS (or single jump cue) as a splinter.

[mike777]

pclayton, on May 31 2007, 08:28 PM, said:

I slightly prefer 3♥ fitted to 4♣. It seems pard is more likely to show a diamond control when we give him some space to just rebid 3♠ (which looks inevitable) after our 4♣ cue, than a direct 4♣.

2♦ just leads to complications. We'll have to re-cue to set up a force, and 3♥ over 2♠ doesn't promise support for most.

2nd choice is a direct 5♠.

I agree I doubt very much 2D is going to help us get to slam.
I expect to give up on slam or even the 5 level.

If you love this hand I would just bid 5S now. Not an option I see.

edit:
I have never played fit Jumps:
If it shows:
AKQx...AQTxxx..xxx..void

Where do I sign up?

[jchiu]

BillHiggin, on May 31 2007, 11:06 PM, said:

But, I start 2♦ as that way I may flush a monkey or two from the bush (will I know it if GOP is the funny man).

This isn't what the original monkeys option was designed to flush out. After the Cromwell Regional, I posted several problems on here with one ridiculous choice at the end to test the number of monkeys at the keyboard voting on these polls. I don't really need to mention any names by which these primates operate, but I think we all know who some of the more vocal ones are

[cherdano]

I think driving to the 5-level without partner's cooperation on a scientific auction is crazy, I would much rather bid 6♠.
I would bid 3♥ and cue 4♣ over 3♠.

[dcvetkov]

sheepman, on May 31 2007, 05:46 PM, said:

P.S. I hope I added enough options.

Despite all these option I think one is missing

5♦. This should say to partner " I have a good hand for slam in spades, Please bid 6 if you can stop them from taking first 2 tricks in ♦, which in essense is asking for first or second round control.

There is no unviversal agreements about this, but I find it very logical and that what I would take for 5♦ bid for , even if i play with pickup partner. It gives up explorations for grand, but bridge is not a game for perfection. Play for ♠ shoudl be very reasonable if partner has Kx or better in ♦

[FrancesHinden]

On this hand I will bid 2H, forcing, and see what develops.

[Walddk]

Jlall, on Jun 1 2007, 05:57 AM, said:

I like arends plan.

ditto. 3♥ followed by 4♣ if partner signs off. If he rebids 4♠, then 5♣ next.

Roland

[Fluffy]

My plan is very simple, bid 2♦to show strong hand, next 5♠ to show lack of diamond control.