[Mbodell]

What do people play as continuations over a 2♣ reverse drury?
Especially the bids between 3M and 4M-1 (either directly over 2♣ or over 2♣-2♦)?

I.e., what would:

a )
P - 1♥
2♣* - 3♠

or

b )
P - 1♥
2♣* - 2♦*
3♠

mean?

[karlson]

The style I like is:

Over 2c, new suits below 3M are natural slammish, usually 5-5. Higher (like your first example) are splinters.

All game tries start with 2d. Responder can make one directly over 2d, or responder bids 2M with nothing special and opener can make a try if he wants. If you play 2-way (kokish) tries over 1M-2M, then you can also play them over 1M-2c-2d and over 1M-2c-2d-2M.

The second auction is still a splinter, responder can have a decent number of hands which are GF opposite non-trash, and opener is still unlimited.

[rogerclee]

What is the difference between splintering and bidding drury and then splintering?

[karlson]

rogerclee, on May 28 2010, 06:45 PM, said:

What is the difference between splintering and bidding drury and then splintering?

I think that 1M-2c-2M-splinter DNE, if that's what you're asking.

[rogerclee]

OK I guess I didn't make it clear. I was asking, what is the difference between splintering and bidding drury, planning on splintering later. Is it possible to want to splinter opposite a real 1M opener, but to want to have the sequence

P-1H
2C-2H
3H

if partner is minimum?

[karlson]

rogerclee, on May 28 2010, 07:00 PM, said:

OK I guess I didn't make it clear. I was asking, what is the difference between splintering and bidding drury, planning on splintering later. Is it possible to want to splinter opposite a real 1M opener, but to want to have the sequence

P-1H
2C-2H
3H

if partner is minimum?

I guess the above was my way of saying "yes"? I don't really see the problem with it even.