[rduran1216]

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[mtvesuvius]

1♥ - 1♠
4♣ - 4♠
5♦ - 5♠
Pass

or more likely:

1♥ - 1♠
4♣ - 4♠
4N - 5♦
5♥ - 6♦
6♠ - Pass

[nigel_k]

Agree with 1♥-1♠-4♣. East might try 4♦ next but a stiff heart and only four trumps mean 12 tricks will take some work. You need at least AKxx Axxxx AQx x and it is still not cold. So probably 4♠ is best.

After that if East bids 4♠ I would definitely pass with West. If East bids 4♦ you probably reach slam which is not terrible but you'd prefer not to be there.

[mtvesuvius]

I don't think I could bring myself to pass the West hand after 4♠, perhaps that's a case for 1♥-1♠-3♦ (or 1♥-1♠-2♣ if you're Ken Rexford).

[mike777]

very very hard:




1h=1s
4c=4d
?

now very very tough.

[dellache]

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4♣ is an underbid but I don't like alternatives (fake 3♦).
4♦/4♣ would be exagerated I think : a lot of work to do (including the real hand) ! Hence 4♠.
Over 4♠ we have far more chances to find a weakish hand that means danger in 5♠ than the good hand for slam. Hence West makes a statistical Pass.
This is imho one of the tribute to pay to very wide range 1♥ openings if you don't have the artificial arsenal to cope with "end of the spectrum hands".

[cherdano]

What has happened to splinters? West has a maximum splinter, but I don't understand driving to the 5-level if partner sign's off in 4♠. Basically forcing to slam (with RKCB) seems really too much.

East's decision seems closer, but 4♠ seems right.

[Phil]

cherdano, on 2011-February-13, 05:09, said:

What has happened to splinters? West has a maximum splinter, but I don't understand driving to the 5-level if partner sign's off in 4♠. Basically forcing to slam (with RKCB) seems really too much.

East's decision seems closer, but 4♠ seems right.

Agree with this. A two-tiered splinter over 1♥ - 1♠ would be nice.

[Cyberyeti]

1♥-1♠-2N-3♣-4♣-4♠

2N=GF unbalanced
3♣=relay
4♣=4531/4621
4♠=not interested

I suspect the big hand gives up now, but it's close, certainly stops in 5♠ rather than bidding 6 if it does continue.

[MrAce]

mtvesuvius, on 2011-February-12, 22:50, said:

1♥ - 1♠
4♣ - 4♠
5♦ - 5♠
Pass

or more likely:

1♥ - 1♠
4♣ - 4♠
4N - 5♦
5♥ - 6♦
6♠ - Pass

So basically you are accepting your own invitation ?

And what if partner really have wasted ♣ hcps and signed off in 4♠, lets exchange his ♦ KJ to ♣ suit, he will bid exactly same when u aks keycards and ending up at 5 level on first example and in slam on second with 3 losers nowhere to park.

[dake50]

The other table can't stop below 6S.
Need S:3-2 + DQ onside + no freak D:5-0. My luck they'll make.
Opponents silent with their clubs ups the odds their shape is tame.
Still hate losing a swing on this type of hand.

[xxhong]

2C( we open lighter 2C than most) 2D(GF)
2H 2S(H<=2)
2N(H>=5) 3D(4+)
3S(4+) 4C(Some kind of slam interest in S)
4D(Cue) 4S(enough)
pass