Saturday, April 30, 2016

Bidding After 1NT Opener Responds 2 Spades to our Stayman Bid

This post will help practice what to do after our Partner opens 1NT, we respond 2♣ (Stayman) and Partner then responds 2♠ (I have 4 ♠ and I do NOT have 4 ♥).

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 Spades to our Stayman Bid and we have Invitational Values
Bidding After 1NT Opener Responds 2 Spades to our Stayman Bid and we have Game or Slam Forcing Values

Summary that states some possible responses when Partner responds 2♠ to your 2♣ Stayman bid:
Bid What the bid means
2NT Partner I have about 8 or 9 points and I have 4 ♥. I do NOT have 4 ♠.
3♠ Partner I have about 8 or 9 points and we have found a ♠ fit.
3NT Partner I have about 10 to 15 points and I have 4 ♥. I do NOT have 4 ♠.
4♠ Partner I have about 10 to 15 points and we have found a ♠ fit.
6♠ Partner I have about 18 or 19 points and we have found a ♠ fit.
6NT Partner I have about 18 or 19 points and I have 4 ♥.

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 4 ♠ and they do NOT have 4 ♥. It says nothing else about Partner's hand. With that in mind it is your turn to bid. What will you respond?

Hand 1

♠K873
♥QJ4
♦KQ54
♣82



Hand 2

♠K643
♥AJ42
♦A4
♣AQ2



Hand 3

♠AJT5
♥QJ9
♦J6
♣T974



Hand 4

♠A5
♥J753
♦K42
♣KJ72



Hand 5

♠KT73
♥KT6
♦AT
♣KJ73



Hand 6

♠A986
♥AKQ8
♦A4
♣Q42



Hand 7

♠A7
♥QJ65
♦J9872
♣72



Hand 8

♠J2
♥KQ65
♦JT5
♣A872



Hand 9

♠KQT5
♥J97
♦A732
♣KT



Hand 10

♠QJ62
♥KQT
♦J7
♣K853



Hand 11

♠8753
♥T9
♦AQJ53
♣J9



Hand 12

♠A2
♥KJ73
♦53
♣AQJ96



Hand 13

♠KT
♥KT84
♦QT5
♣QT98



Hand 14

♠JT84
♥A4
♦AJ976
♣83



Hand 15

♠A73
♥J432
♦AQ52
♣A2



Hand 16

♠AJ7
♥AJ85
♦KQ97
♣A8



Hand 17

♠J963
♥QJ7
♦J985
♣A9



Hand 18

♠98
♥JT42
♦A93
♣AJ73



Hand 19

♠65
♥J872
♦AKQ9
♣Q92



Hand 20

♠AT9
♥A852
♦92
♣KQJ4



Hand 21

♠AKT6
♥A53
♦AK42
♣J2



Hand 22

♠AT
♥AJT7
♦AJ
♣AJT94



Hand 23

♠KJ87
♥A974
♦KT4
♣T4



Hand 24

♠KJ6
♥AK86
♦A7
♣K976



Hand 25

♠AK74
♥954
♦K975
♣K3



Hand 26

♠T98
♥KT94
♦AJ95
♣J3



Hand 27

♠Q72
♥AQ87
♦AKT7
♣A9



Hand 28

♠AK83
♥A6
♦965
♣AKJ8



Hand 29

♠AK8
♥K942
♦A7
♣KQT2



Hand 30

♠J8
♥J652
♦KT4
♣AQJ9



Hand 31

♠AT7
♥Q942
♦QT
♣AK62



Hand 32

♠73
♥K872
♦A763
♣J43



Hand 33

♠J5
♥Q973
♦A82
♣A985



Hand 34

♠AK96
♥Q7
♦873
♣8632



Hand 35

♠A9
♥AKQ6
♦Q4
♣AT764



Hand 36

♠Q532
♥KQ95
♦85
♣JT5



Hand 37

♠KJ54
♥AK54
♦K7
♣A72



Hand 38

♠KJ53
♥KJ92
♦K3
♣AKJ



Hand 39

♠T7
♥QJ93
♦KQT74
♣J3



Hand 40

♠83
♥9873
♦AK54
♣AK4



Hand 41

♠AQJT
♥A7
♦A62
♣AT94



Hand 42

♠T742
♥T6
♦K9
♣AQ974



Hand 43

♠AK54
♥T3
♦T3
♣AK962



Hand 44

♠QJ64
♥43
♦64
♣AK942



Hand 45

♠AJT5
♥KT
♦32
♣AK983



Hand 46

♠K532
♥T94
♦KQT4
♣K4



Hand 47

♠A5
♥J983
♦K86
♣AK73



Hand 48

♠KT6
♥KQ87
♦A985
♣AQ



Hand 49

♠AK83
♥K95
♦A9
♣A943



Hand 50

♠J9
♥A875
♦T82
♣A652



Hand 51

♠KQ92
♥7543
♦KT9
♣A3



Hand 52

♠A987
♥Q7
♦QT5
♣J954



Hand 53

♠A86
♥Q632
♦A974
♣J2



Hand 54

♠A876
♥76
♦T7
♣KQ742



Hand 55

♠AJ73
♥Q3
♦J963
♣A83



Hand 56

♠T973
♥KQ86
♦J83
♣KT



Hand 57

♠A7
♥AQ83
♦AJ86
♣A54



Hand 58

♠AKT4
♥8652
♦K76
♣Q2



Hand 59

♠JT43
♥KJ74
♦A4
♣862



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