If you are not sure what Stayman is, please check out the previous Stayman posts before reading this one:
Introducing Stayman
Responding to Stayman
This post combines several posts together. To look at the different responses individually, read the following posts:
Bidding After 1NT Opener Responds 2 Diamonds to our Stayman Bid and we have Invitational Values
Bidding After 1NT Opener Responds 2 Diamonds to our Stayman Bid and we have Game or Slam Forcing Values
Summary that states your only possible responses in NT when Partner responds 2♦ to your 2♣ Stayman bid:
Bid | What the bid means |
2NT | Partner I have about 8 or 9 points and at least one 4 card major. |
3NT | Partner I have about 10 to 15 points and at least one 4 card major. |
4NT | Partner I have about 16 or 17 points and at least one 4 card major. |
5NT | Partner I have about 20 or 21 points and at least one 4 card major. |
6NT | Partner I have about 18 or 19 points and at least one 4 card major. |
7NT | Partner I have at least 22 points and at least one 4 card major. |
Notice that these bids are the exact same as they would be if Partner opened the bidding 1NT and you had a balanced hand with no 4 card major. You show the same hand but when you go through Stayman Partner now knows you have at least one 4 card major. (This doesn't actually matter since the 1NT bidder denied having one with the 2♦ bid.)
So on ALL these hands Partner opened the bidding 1NT (15-17). You decided to bid 2♣ (Stayman). Partner then responded with 2♦. That response says that Partner has NO 4 card major. It says nothing else about Partner's hand. With that in mind it is your turn to bid. What will you respond?
Hand 1
♠J9
♥A875
♦T82
♣A652
Hand 2
♠AK8
♥K942
♦A7
♣KQT2
Hand 3
♠QJ62
♥KQT
♦J7
♣K853
Hand 4
♠A5
♥J983
♦K86
♣AK73
Hand 5
♠AQJT
♥A7
♦A62
♣AT94
Hand 6
♠KJ53
♥KJ92
♦K3
♣J76
Hand 7
♠AT
♥AJT7
♦AJ
♣AJT94
Hand 8
♠T98
♥KT94
♦AJ95
♣J3
Hand 9
♠AK83
♥K95
♦A9
♣T943
Hand 10
♠T7
♥QJ93
♦KQT74
♣J3
Hand 11
♠73
♥K872
♦A763
♣Q43
Hand 12
♠AJT5
♥QJ9
♦J6
♣T974
Hand 13
♠K873
♥QJ4
♦KQ54
♣82
Hand 14
♠T742
♥T6
♦K9
♣AQ974
Hand 15
♠A5
♥J753
♦K42
♣KJ72
Hand 16
♠KQT5
♥J97
♦A732
♣KT
Hand 17
♠KJ54
♥AK54
♦K7
♣A72
Hand 18
♠KT6
♥KQ87
♦A985
♣A8
Hand 19
♠A986
♥AKQ8
♦A4
♣Q42
Hand 20
♠AKT6
♥A53
♦AK42
♣J2
Hand 21
♠JT43
♥KJ74
♦A4
♣862
Hand 22
♠KJ87
♥A974
♦KT4
♣T4
Hand 23
♠J2
♥KQ65
♦JT5
♣A872
Hand 24
♠AT7
♥Q942
♦QT
♣AK62
Hand 25
♠AJT5
♥KT
♦32
♣AK983
Hand 26
♠J8
♥J652
♦KT4
♣AQJ9
Hand 27
♠Q532
♥KQ95
♦85
♣JT5
Hand 28
♠AK54
♥T3
♦T3
♣AK962
Hand 29
♠KQ92
♥7543
♦KT9
♣A3
Hand 30
♠A987
♥Q7
♦QT5
♣J954
Hand 31
♠AK83
♥A6
♦965
♣AKJ8
Hand 32
♠AK74
♥954
♦K975
♣K3
Hand 33
♠JT84
♥A4
♦AJ976
♣83
Hand 34
♠J963
♥QJ7
♦J985
♣A9
Hand 35
♠K532
♥T94
♦KQT4
♣K4
Hand 36
♠A7
♥QJ65
♦J9872
♣72
Hand 37
♠Q72
♥AQ87
♦AKT7
♣A9
Hand 38
♠A86
♥Q632
♦A974
♣J2
Hand 39
♠8753
♥T9
♦AQJ53
♣J9
Hand 40
♠A7
♥AQ83
♦AJ86
♣A54
Hand 41
♠K643
♥AJ42
♦A4
♣AQ2
Hand 42
♠KT73
♥KT6
♦AT
♣KJ73
Hand 43
♠AT9
♥A852
♦92
♣KQJ4
Hand 44
♠AK96
♥Q7
♦873
♣8632
Hand 45
♠A5
♥Q872
♦AKQ9
♣Q92
Hand 46
♠AJ73
♥Q3
♦J963
♣A83
Hand 47
♠A2
♥KJ73
♦53
♣AQJ96
Hand 48
♠KJ6
♥AK86
♦A7
♣K976
Hand 49
♠A876
♥76
♦T7
♣KQ742
Hand 50
♠KT
♥KT84
♦QT5
♣QT98
Hand 51
♠AJ
♥Q973
♦A82
♣AQ85
Hand 52
♠A73
♥J432
♦AQ52
♣A2
Hand 53
♠98
♥JT42
♦A93
♣AJ73
Hand 54
♠AJ7
♥AJ85
♦KQ97
♣A8
Hand 55
♠83
♥9873
♦AK54
♣AK4
Hand 56
♠T973
♥KQ86
♦J83
♣KT
Hand 57
♠A9
♥AKQ6
♦Q4
♣AT764
Hand 58
♠QJ64
♥A3
♦K84
♣AK94
Hand 59
♠AKT4
♥8652
♦K76
♣Q2
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