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self-splnter this?

Poll: self-splinter? (11 member(s) have cast votes)

self-splinter or sign off?

  1. self-splinter (8 votes [72.73%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 72.73%

  2. sign off (3 votes [27.27%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 27.27%

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#21 User is offline   cherdano 

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Posted 2020-January-30, 18:13

View PostZelandakh, on 2020-January-30, 07:57, said:

I agree wholeheartedly that it is not perfect and some hands are going to lead to the wrong answer, but I feel quite strongly that in this case the control approach combined with the rest of the questions being laid down will lead to the right answer more often than the pure splinter. I have both available in my preferred NT structure and I consider it a fatal flaw in Baze that it does not, notwithstanding its popularity.

Really think you are wrong. How will your auction go when partner shows a spade control? And you'll go off, or needlessly be in some 5-level contracts, when partner has ♠Q or ♠QJ and likes his hand.
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Posted 2020-January-30, 23:42

Zel, we can also start 1N-2D, 2H-2S, 3D in which opener shows a maximum with a fit, but we use that for balanced invites. If I'm going to try with this hand it's by showing shortness.

I agree with foobar that given opener's 10 QP constraint (that I didn't include as part of the problem) that I should just sign off with this.

As the problem is posted, I guess I'm still on the fence.
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