Bidding 5H29 Main

Splinter Bids

by Richard Pavlicek

Recommended Bidding and Awards

1. None Vul Contract Award
4
4
3 NT
3
3
2 NT
5
5 10
9
6
5
4
3
3
2
A K 8 6 5
A 9 6 5
8 4
K J Table Q J 10 7
K 10 8 7
A J 9 6
2

1
4

Pass
Pass 4
Pass Pass

2. N-S Vul Contract Award
6
5
4
3 NT
4 NT
5 NT
3
2 NT
6 NT 10
7
7
4
4
3
3
2
1
K 3
A J 8 4 3
A K 6 5
K 2 Table A Q 4 2
K Q 9 2
7 3
7 4 3

1
4
6
Pass
Pass
Pass 3
4
Pass Pass
Pass

3. None Vul Contract Award
4
5
3
2 NT
3 NT
6

10
8
4
3
2
1

A Q J 6 3
A K 2
8 4 3
9 2 Table K 10 8 5
Q J 8
2
A 10 6 5 3

1
4
Pass
Pass
Pass 4
4 Pass
Pass

4. Both Vul Contract Award
7
6
5
4
5 NT
4 NT
3 NT
3
6 NT 10
8
5
5
3
3
3
2
1
Q 9 8 7 6 2
A 3
A 8 4
K Q Table A K 10 3
J 6 4 2
3
A 9 7 5

1
4 NT
7
Pass
Pass
Pass 4
5
Pass Pass
Pass

5. None Vul Contract Award
4 NT
3 NT
5 NT
4
5
2 NT
3
6 NT
6 10
10
10
6
4
3
3
2
1
A 7 4
K Q 8 6 5
K 3
J 9 2 Table K Q 6
A J 2
A Q 4
Q 8 7 3

1
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass 2 NT
4 NT Pass
Pass

6. N-S Vul Contract Award
6
5
4
4
5
3
6
10
7
7
3
2
1
1

K J 8 5 3
A J 10 2
Q
A 9 3 Table A 2
K Q 9 8 6
9 8 7
K J 4

1
4
5
Pass
Pass
Pass 2
4 NT
6 Pass
Pass

Bidding 5H29 Main Top Splinter Bids

7. Both Vul Contract Award
4
5
6
3 NT
4 NT
3

10
7
4
3
2
2

K Q 9 8
A Q 8 7
2
A 8 6 2 Table 7
K J 9 6
A K 5 4 3
Q 9 3

1
1
4
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
3
Pass Pass
Pass

8. E-W Vul Contract Award
5
4
3 NT
4 NT
5 NT
3
2 NT
6
6 NT 10
10
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
A K 8 6 5 3
Q 4 2
3
A Q 4 Table Q 10 4 2
7 3
A K J 5
K J 3

1
4
5
Pass
Pass
Pass 3 NT
4
Pass Pass
Pass

9. None Vul Contract Award
3
2
1 NT
2 NT
3 NT
4
4 NT
10
10
7
6
5
4
2

K J 9 7 2
Q J
A Q 3
7 6 2 Table A Q 8 6
K 9 7
K 8 2
9 5 3

1
Pass

Pass 3 Pass

10. N-S Vul Contract Award
6
3 NT
4 NT
5 NT
4
5
5
6
6 NT 10
8
8
8
7
7
5
3
3
A Q 7 5 4
5 4
K Q 6 2
A 3 Table K J 3
A 8 2
A J 10 8
J 9 2

1
3
4
4 Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass 2 NT
3
4
6 Pass
Pass
Pass

11. E-W Vul Contract Award
7
6
5
4
4
3
6
5 10
8
5
5
3
2
2
1
K Q J 7
A K 8 2
—
K 8 7 4 3 Table A 8 2
Q 10 9 7 5
J 8 6
A 2

1
4
5
7 Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
4
6
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass

12. E-W Vul Contract Award
4
3
2
2 NT
2
3
4
3 NT 10
6
6
5
4
4
3
2
K 6 4
A Q 10 9 4
K J 3
8 3 Table A 9 7 3
K J 8 3
A 8 5
10 2

1
4

Pass
Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass

Bidding 5H29 Main Top Splinter Bids

1.		None Vul			Contract		Award
						4 4 3 NT 3 3 2 NT 5 5	10 9 6 5 4 3 3 2
A K 8 6 5 A 9 6 5 8 4 K J			Q J 10 7 K 10 8 7 A J 9 6 2

1 4	Pass Pass		4 Pass	Pass

2.		N-S Vul			Contract		Award
						6 5 4 3 NT 4 NT 5 NT 3 2 NT 6 NT	10 7 7 4 4 3 3 2 1
K 3 A J 8 4 3 A K 6 5 K 2			A Q 4 2 K Q 9 2 7 3 7 4 3

1 4 6	Pass Pass Pass		3 4 Pass	Pass Pass

4.		Both Vul			Contract		Award
						7 6 5 4 5 NT 4 NT 3 NT 3 6 NT	10 8 5 5 3 3 3 2 1
Q 9 8 7 6 2 A 3 A 8 4 K Q			A K 10 3 J 6 4 2 3 A 9 7 5

1 4 NT 7	Pass Pass Pass		4 5 Pass	Pass Pass

8.		E-W Vul			Contract		Award
						5 4 3 NT 4 NT 5 NT 3 2 NT 6 6 NT	10 10 5 4 4 3 3 2 2
A K 8 6 5 3 Q 4 2 3 A Q 4			Q 10 4 2 7 3 A K J 5 K J 3

1 4 5	Pass Pass Pass		3 NT 4 Pass	Pass Pass