[PhantomSac]

SteveMoe, on 2014-October-15, 19:29, said:

Why not ask partner for shortness instead? (I play Jacoby style responses to Jordan). If partner happens to bid 3♦, well then...

Ya I'm sure the opps will just pass throughout if you start with 2N

[the hog]

So Justin what would you bid?
No psyches on this hand. Don't know the exact hand though I do know the results. You make 5S and the opps make 5H

[PhantomSac]

Well you told me the results but...

I would bid 4S. My objective on the hand is to buy the hand. If 4S does not buy it and partner does not double I would bid 5S. I agree in general that we don't wanna make the last guess but I don't really view bidding 4S and then 5S as a guess with this hand, I am comfortable bidding to the 5 level with 7 spades and a pretty reasonable hand. I feel like if I make any non 4S bid LHO will bid something and we will have to bid 5S anyways, so I would like to apply the max pressure on LHO before having to bid 5S. If I bid, for example 2N, LHO will get to bid, RHO will probably bid 5 and I will have to bid 5S anyways. If I bid 4S it might go all pass, if not I will not be worse off bidding 5 anywyas. If I splinter LHO might double or if they bid 5x partner might X since we are in a force which I will respect but I'd be happier bidding 4S first and seeing if he doubled.

It is not foolproof to bid 5 over 5 on this hand but I do have 7 trumps and a stiff and an ace, whatever, how bad can it be?

Missing a slam is possible with 4S but I feel like buying it as cheaply as possible is the most important thing with a hand like this. Psyching seems pretty silly, I want to rob them of bidding room rather than give it to them.

[whereagles]

Nicely put, Justin.

Don't complicate what is simple. Cheers.

[the hog]

I agree. I would have bid 4S as well. I can't understand the splinter bidders.

[Vampyr]

SteveMoe, on 2014-October-15, 19:29, said:

Agree ♣ splinter inadequate (want 3 control cards - have only two).

Very common to treat the ace as two controls. But anyway you seem to be saying in the same sentence that the hand is both too strong and too weak for a splinter.

[MrAce]

Vampyr, on 2014-October-17, 05:39, said:

Very common to treat the ace as two controls. But anyway you seem to be saying in the same sentence that the hand is both too strong and too weak for a splinter.

It's your native language but I don't think "3 controls" and "3 control cards" have same meaning.

[aguahombre]

MrAce, on 2014-October-17, 13:31, said:

It's your native language but I don't think "3 controls" and "3 control cards" have same meaning.

No, it isn't. She is an American; merely living over there.

[Vampyr]

MrAce, on 2014-October-17, 13:31, said:

It's your native language but I don't think "3 controls" and "3 control cards" have same meaning.

I thought that my posts were predictable. Why are you reading them?

[MrAce]

Vampyr, on 2014-October-17, 14:03, said:

I thought that my posts were predictable. Why are you reading them?

Oh, just because I said you are predictable does not mean you had a free pass from being criticised.

I know you requested the mods to force me not to reply to you, however if you write in these forums you will receive comments. And it is not a personal fight or something, I upvoted you twice when I thought you said something valuable. But obviously you are stuck in the past, or this is what you like. Regardless of what it is, get over it. Just don't expect to be not replied, it ain't gonna happen. Ignore button is everyone's *****, use it if needed and whenever you please.