Splinter or Gerber What is the best use for this jump?
#1
Posted 2015-August-01, 19:23
1NT - 2♦ - 2♥ - 4♣?
#2
Posted 2015-August-01, 21:35
With 6+♥ and your only interested in keycards, use Texas then 4N.
#3
Posted 2015-August-01, 23:01
#4
Posted 2015-August-02, 02:55
#5
Posted 2015-August-02, 06:31
Jumping after a transfer is a splinter. To ask for aces/key cards, use a Texas transfer (4L) then bid 4NT.
#6
Posted 2015-August-02, 13:20
jodepp, on 2015-August-02, 06:31, said:
Jumping after a transfer is a splinter. To ask for aces/key cards, use a Texas transfer (4L) then bid 4NT.
Does your Texas promise a six card suit?
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#7
Posted 2015-August-02, 14:03
Zelandakh, on 2015-August-01, 23:01, said:
While using 4♣ or 4♦ as keycard is an interesting idea, your still likely going to be signing off in 5♥ if you aren't in slam. So very little is gained over using 4N and if your not safe at the 5-level why are you using keycard.
So, I think 4C/4D is better to use for something other than keycard.
#8
Posted 2015-August-03, 00:15
And as others have said, if you have a 6-card suit and want to check on aces, you start with Texas rather than Jacoby.
So by process of elimination, this sequence should show 6+ hearts and a singleton or void in clubs.
#9
Posted 2015-August-03, 02:58
blackshoe, on 2015-August-02, 13:20, said:
It sets trumps so in principle it is based on 6+ cards but of course if you think your 5-card suit is good enough to insist on it then you can use Texas.
#10
Posted 2015-August-23, 03:55
barmar, on 2015-August-03, 00:15, said:
I agree I'd use 4♣ as a x6xx splinter, but what advantage is there in Texas rather than Jacoby with a 6 card suit ace asking hand? I can't see that knowing of 6 hearts rather than 5 is going to be any benefit to opener. He is hardly likely to be able to see 7 side suit tricks needed to convert a slam to NT. You may prefer to have a different meaning for a 4♦ reply.
#11
Posted 2015-August-23, 05:04
steve2005, on 2015-August-01, 21:35, said:
With 6+♥ and your only interested in keycards, use Texas then 4N.
Don't assume everybody plays Texas, we certainly don't. Splinter for us.
One thing I would say, if you don't use this jump as Gerber and don't play Texas, then use 1N-2♦-2♥-4♠ to ask for aces even if you don't otherwise play kickback (use 3♠ then 4♠ as exclusion).
#14
Posted 2015-August-23, 18:37
fromageGB, on 2015-August-23, 03:55, said:
So, you can use 1N-2♦-2♥-4N as quantitative INV to 6♥/6N with 5♥ balanced because your using Texas for all ace asking