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The auctions:
P P 1♠ P
2♦ P 3♥
What the 3♥ bid should mean ?
Thank you.
andré
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Posted 2006-July-13, 08:09
Slam try - 5-5 in the majors
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Posted 2006-July-13, 16:29
The title of the thread is Drury. I wonder, does that mean 2♦ is Drury? In any case, I would start with the "game before slam" principle.
If 2♦ is drury, you would have an agreement of some sort as to which is the weakest bid, and 3♥ is not it. So I take 3♥ as a long-suit game try.
If 2♦ is natural, then 3♥ is a game force, natural by default, or a splinter in support of ♦ if you have that agreement.
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If 2♦ is drury, you would have an agreement of some sort as to which is the weakest bid, and 3♥ is not it. So I take 3♥ as a long-suit game try.
If 2♦ is natural, then 3♥ is a game force, natural by default, or a splinter in support of ♦ if you have that agreement.
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Posted 2006-July-13, 16:57
if 2D is a 3 or 4 card drury resonse the 3H jump should be a splinter with slam interest.
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Posted 2006-July-13, 23:42
Suit or splinter, that is the question....
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Posted 2006-July-14, 00:17
Good question, I never thought about this.
If you play this as a splinter after a natural 2♦ by an unpassed hand, maybe it makes sense to play it as a splinter here as well. On the other hand, if you play short suit trials, 2♥ would allready show short hearts so there'll be no need for a splinter.Maybe 3♥ becoes a picture bid then.
After a 2♣ response which (presumably) shows 3-card support, it makes sense to rebid a natural 2♥. Then 3♥ could be whatever trial you play.
If you play this as a splinter after a natural 2♦ by an unpassed hand, maybe it makes sense to play it as a splinter here as well. On the other hand, if you play short suit trials, 2♥ would allready show short hearts so there'll be no need for a splinter.Maybe 3♥ becoes a picture bid then.
After a 2♣ response which (presumably) shows 3-card support, it makes sense to rebid a natural 2♥. Then 3♥ could be whatever trial you play.
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Posted 2006-July-14, 03:00
By the way, who was Drury??
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Posted 2006-July-14, 17:40
whereagles, on Jul 14 2006, 04:00 AM, said:
By the way, who was Drury??
First name was Doug or Douglas.
Passed away in 1967.
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Posted 2006-July-14, 17:58
The system being played is an issue here..I assume a natural system
I would take that bid to mean 5-5 in the majors and game going...It is difficult to imagine slam but it may be possible depending on the hand responder holds..
A double fit would be good news
and worth considering.
I would take that bid to mean 5-5 in the majors and game going...It is difficult to imagine slam but it may be possible depending on the hand responder holds..
A double fit would be good news
and worth considering.
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