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Advanced Convention - Majors Splinters
- Question 1
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Your partner opens the bidding with 1 Spade. You have this 13-HCP 6-loser hand
Q 9 8 2
A J 4
K Q J 3 2
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What should you bid ?1. 2NT
2. 3 Clubs
3. 3 Diamonds
4. 3 Hearts
5. 3 Spades
6. 3 NT
7. 4 Clubs
8. 4 Diamonds
9. 4 Hearts
10. 4 Spades
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- Question 1
(of 10 on this page)
Your partner opens the bidding with 1 Spade. You have this 13-HCP 6-loser hand
Answer Q 9 8 2 A J 4 K Q J 3 2 10
What should you bid ?
7 . 4 Clubs
Not 4 Spades. I know you have a Major suit fit, and I know you have a game going hand. But what if your partner has a much better hand and there is slam chance ? And you have a singleton too. If you go straight to 4 Spades, you'll use up all the bidding space. Bid a splinter to tell your partner you have an opening hand, with Major suit fit, AND a short suit which might be very useful. He'll then tell you if it is any use.
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- Question 2
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You opened the bidding with 1 Spade. Your partner replied 4 Clubs.
How many HCP does your partner have ?1. 6+
2. 8+
3. 9-13
4. 11-13
5. 13-15
6. 13-18
7. 16+
8. 19+
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- Question 2
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You opened the bidding with 1 Spade. Your partner replied 4 Clubs.
Answer
How many HCP does your partner have ?
4 . 11-13
Your partner's HCP count is just at or below an opening hand, … but since it's a splinter, he's going to be stronger than this implies, provided his splinter is in the right suit. With a stronger hand, he would not splinter, but try to reach Slam by more conventional communication.
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- Question 3
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You opened the bidding with 1 Spade. Your partner replied 4 Clubs. You have this 6-loser 13HCP hand
A K 7 6 10 9 2 2 K Q J 3 2
What should you bid ?1. 2NT
2. 3 Clubs
3. 3 Diamonds
4. 3 Hearts
5. 3 Spades
6. 3 NT
7. 4 Clubs
8. 4 Diamonds
9. 4 Hearts
10. 4 Spades
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- Question 3
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You opened the bidding with 1 Spade. Your partner replied 4 Clubs. You have this 6-loser 13HCP hand
Answer A K 7 6 10 9 2 2 K Q J 3 2
What should you bid ?
10 . 4 Spades
Your partner's shortage in Clubs is of no use to you… you are strong anyway in Clubs. Bid game and forget it. Slam is not going to be on.
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- Question 4
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You opened the bidding with 1 Spade. Your partner replied 4 Clubs. You have this 7-loser 14HCP hand
A K 7 6 K 3 2 8 2 A 9 3 2
What should you bid ?1. 4 Diamonds
2. 4 Hearts
3. 4 Spades
4. 4 NT
5. 5 Clubs
6. 5 Diamonds
7. 5 Hearts
8. 5 Spades
9. 5 NT
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- Question 4
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You opened the bidding with 1 Spade. Your partner replied 4 Clubs. You have this 7-loser 14HCP hand
Answer A K 7 6 K 3 2 8 2 A 9 3 2
What should you bid ?
4 . 4 NT
Your partner's shortage in Clubs is perfect. He has promised a singleton, and that's where you'll play your Ace. Your three Club losers can then all be ruffed in dummy. In effect you've improved your power by at least two tricks. Enough for Slam investigation. So, you should bid 4NT to ask for Aces/ Key cards.
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- Question 5
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Your partner opens the bidding with 1 Spade. You have this 13-HCP 5-loser hand, so you bid a splinter, 4 Clubs, to show your void and game going support in a Major. Your partner replied 4 Spades.
Q 9 8 3 2 A J 4 K Q J 3 2
Should you bid any more ?1. pass
2. 5 Clubs
3. 5 Diamonds
4. 5 Hearts
5. 5 Spades
6. 5 NT
7. 6 Clubs
8. 6 Diamonds
9. 6 Hearts
10. 6 Spades
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- Question 5
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Your partner opens the bidding with 1 Spade. You have this 13-HCP 5-loser hand, so you bid a splinter, 4 Clubs, to show your void and game going support in a Major. Your partner replied 4 Spades.
Answer Q 9 8 3 2 A J 4 K Q J 3 2
Should you bid any more ?
2 . 5 Clubs
You promised a singleton with your first bid. But in fact your hand is better - you have a void. Maybe that's even better for your partner, who might have a single loser Clubs, rather than say Ax. Your better hand means he can reevaluate.
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- Question 6
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Your partner bids 1 Heart. You don't have an 8-card major match. However, you easily have enough to bid, so you reply 2 Diamonds. Your partner now bids 2 Spades. You have this 6-loser 12HCP hand
A 10 9 K 10 2 K Q 10 8 7 2 3
What should you bid ?1. 2NT
2. 3 Clubs
3. 3 Diamonds
4. 3 Hearts
5. 3 Spades
6. 3 NT
7. 4 Clubs
8. 4 Diamonds
9. 4 Hearts
10. 4 Spades
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- Question 6
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Your partner bids 1 Heart. You don't have an 8-card major match. However, you easily have enough to bid, so you reply 2 Diamonds. Your partner now bids 2 Spades. You have this 6-loser 12HCP hand
Answer A 10 9 K 10 2 K Q 10 8 7 2 3
What should you bid ?
7 . 4 Clubs
Now that you can see that you have an 8-card Major fit in Hearts, you can bid your splinter on this second round. There might be a slam.
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- Question 7
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Your partner opens the bidding with 1 Spade. You have this 17-HCP 4-loser hand
K Q 9 8 A Q K Q J 10 3 2 10
What should you bid ?1. 2NT
2. 3 Clubs
3. 3 Diamonds
4. 3 Hearts
5. 3 Spades
6. 3 NT
7. 4 Clubs
8. 4 Diamonds
9. 4 Hearts
10. 4 Spades
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- Question 7
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Your partner opens the bidding with 1 Spade. You have this 17-HCP 4-loser hand
Answer K Q 9 8 A Q K Q J 10 3 2 10
What should you bid ?
3 . 3 Diamonds
You are too strong to bid a splinter. A splinter uses a lot of bidding space, which is worth it IF your only chance of a slam seems to be your shape. In this case however, you are very strong, so you should explore slam by conventional means. With 16+ and 6-card suit, you should jump shift. That doesn't deny Major support, which you have, but of course it IS forcing to game.
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- Question 8
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Your partner opens the bidding with 1 Spade. You have this 11-HCP 8-loser hand
J 9 8 2 A 4 3 K 10 8 3 2 K
What should you bid ?1. 1NT
2. 2 Diamonds
3. 2 Spades
4. 2 NT
5. 3 Clubs
6. 3 Diamonds
7. 3 Spades
8. 3 NT
9. 4 Clubs
10. 4 Spades
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- Question 8
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Your partner opens the bidding with 1 Spade. You have this 11-HCP 8-loser hand
Answer J 9 8 2 A 4 3 K 10 8 3 2 K
What should you bid ?
2 . 2 Diamonds
Although you are in the 11-13 HCP range with Major suit agreement and a short side suit, you are in fact too weak, because of the wasted King in your splintered suit. Just look at your losing trick count !
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- Question 9
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Your partner opens the bidding with 1 Diamond. You have this 13-HCP 6-loser hand
Q 9 8 2 A J 4 K Q J 3 2 10
What should you bid ?1. pass
2. 1 Spade
3. 1 NT
4. 2 Diamonds
5. 2 Spades
6. 2 NT
7. 3 Diamonds
8. 3 Spades
9. 3 NT
10. 4 Clubs
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- Question 9
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Your partner opens the bidding with 1 Diamond. You have this 13-HCP 6-loser hand
Answer Q 9 8 2 A J 4 K Q J 3 2 10
What should you bid ?
2 . 1 Spade
Not 4 Clubs. You should only splinter when support to game is a certainty, and that's rare in the first round of bidding unless it's a Major suit that's been bid. A change of suit forces your partner to bid.
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- Question 10
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Your partner opens the bidding with 2 Spades, a "Strong-2" opening. You have this 6-HCP 8-loser hand
Q 9 8 2 J 4 2 K 10 7 3 2 10
What should you bid ?1. pass
2. 2 NT
3. 3 Diamonds
4. 3 Spades
5. 3 NT
6. 4 Clubs
7. 4 Diamonds
8. 4 Spades
9. 4 NT
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- Question 10
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Your partner opens the bidding with 2 Spades, a "Strong-2" opening. You have this 6-HCP 8-loser hand
Answer Q 9 8 2 J 4 2 K 10 7 3 2 10
What should you bid ?
6 . 4 Clubs
You have Major suit agreement, and just enough points for game. Bid your splinter.
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