1NT: Responder has a 6 card major and also a 4 card major

If you are not sure what Stayman is, please check out the previous Stayman posts before reading this one:
Introducing Stayman
Responding to Stayman

You also need to know what Jacoby Transfers are so first read this post: Introducing Jacoby Transfers.
Then read this post: Jacoby Transfers - Completing the Transfer

Partner opened the bidding 1NT (15 to 17). What do I do with this hand:
♠KQ9432
♥AJ82
♦9
♣83

I know one thing. I need to get this partnership to game. I have 10 HCP and Partner opened the bidding 1NT. Together we have the values for game. But do I settle for 4♠ knowing we have a fit? (After all Partner must have 2 ♠ in order to open 1NT.) Or do I try to find a 4-4 fit in ♥? If I want to play in ♠ I need to make a transfer bid. If I want to try to play in ♥ I need to start with Stayman. Which is it?

If I have at least 8 HCP I am going to bid Stayman. That way I get the best of both worlds. If I find a 4-4 fit in ♥ we will play there. If I do not find a fit in a major through Stayman I will simply bid 4♠ later on. Partner will know I have 6-4 in the majors. After all I must have a 6 card ♠ suit to bid game in that suit when Partner is only promising 2. However I started off with Stayman. I must have a 4 card major. That must be ♥.

So if Partner opens the bidding 1NT (15 to 17) and I have this hand:
♠KQ9432
♥AJ82
♦9
♣83

I will bid 2♣. Partner will respond either:
2♦ -- When Partner responds 2♦ I give up on any 4-4 ♥ fit I might have been dreaming of. But I do know we have a game in ♠ so I just bid 4♠. We have the values for game, we have a fit.
2♥ -- When Partner responds 2♥ I know we have a 4-4 ♥ fit and I know we have enough for game. I bid 4♥. Partner will not expect that ♠ suit!
2♠ -- When Partner responds 2♠ I know we have a game in ♠ so I just bid 4♠. We have the values for game, we have a fit. I have 2 more ♠ than I promised and I'm sure Partner will be happy with that!

What happens if Partner opens the bidding 1NT (15 to 17) and I have this hand:
♠KQ9432
♥AQ82
♦9
♣AK

With this hand I know we have the values for a small slam. Same principle applies, I start off with Stayman. But this time I bid a small slam rather than game. That's where we want to play.

So I will bid 2♣. Partner will respond either:
2♦ -- When Partner responds 2♦ I give up on any 4-4 ♥ fit I might have been dreaming of. But I do know we have a slam in ♠ so I just bid 6♠. We have the values for slam, we have a fit.
2♥ -- When Partner responds 2♥ I know we have a 4-4 ♥ fit and I know we have enough for slam. I bid 6♥. Partner will not expect that ♠ suit!
2♠ -- When Partner responds 2♠ I know we have a slam in ♠ so I just bid 6♠. We have the values for slam, we have a fit. I have 2 more ♠ than I promised and I'm sure Partner will be happy with that!

Note:
With any hand with 6-4 distribution (that means one 6 card suit and one 4 card suit) you can easily take more tricks than you would think you should make going by point count alone. If Partner has the right cards for you, you can make a game or even slam with fewer high cards than you would expect. At this stage in your bridge career it is VERY difficult to know when to bid higher and when not to bid higher. For now I will say stick to the point count system you know. You won't get too high. But on some hands you will make games when you don't have the values and also make slams when you don't have the values. That is because your hand and your Partner's hand fit well together. When you get better you can figure these things out. For right now, stick with the simple stuff you know. But if you are a little more daring, you can also always just bid games or slams with fewer values taking a chance that you will make them. That is fun also, as long as you don't mind going down if things don't work out.

What happens if Partner opens the bidding 1NT (15 to 17) and I have this unfortunate hand:
♠Q96432
♥Q842
♦9
♣32

With this hand I know we don't have the values for game. I can't bid Stayman because I need 8 HCP to do that. I need to give up on any 4-4 ♥ fit we might have. I bid 2♥ which is a transfer to ♠. When Partner bids 2♠ I will Pass. That's where we want to play.

So with that in mind what do you do with each of the following hands if Partner opens the bidding 1NT (15-17)? Then what do you do with each of the possible responses Partner can make?

Hand 1

♠KQ9432
♥AJ82
♦9
♣A3



Hand 2

♠AKJT95
♥QJ72
♦QT
♣5



Hand 3

♠AQJT
♥AJ6543
♦J4
♣Q



Hand 4

♠KQJ986
♥AK52
♦
♣J98



Hand 5

♠KT9532
♥AQT8
♦
♣JT9



Hand 6

♠AQ9742
♥K732
♦J6
♣K



Hand 7

♠QT93
♥QT8653
♦93
♣T



Hand 8

♠AT8532
♥KQ86
♦J2
♣6



Hand 9

♠Q752
♥AQ6543
♦
♣Q75



Hand 10

♠Q98532
♥8542
♦
♣T97



Hand 11

♠KJT874
♥9532
♦J
♣83



Hand 12

♠J742
♥AKJ975
♦A8
♣5



Hand 13

♠T98763
♥KT43
♦Q9
♣3



Hand 14

♠AQJ862
♥AK84
♦A3
♣J



Hand 15

♠Q942
♥AK9765
♦J4
♣9



Hand 16

♠T976
♥JT8643
♦4
♣A9



Hand 17

♠T86542
♥AJ97
♦76
♣8



Hand 18

♠Q632
♥AQJ963
♦JT
♣T



Hand 19

♠Q983
♥JT9872
♦9
♣J4



Hand 20

♠7653
♥AKQJ54
♦3
♣85



Hand 21

♠T863
♥AKQ983
♦A5
♣9



Hand 22

♠J985
♥AJT754
♦2
♣A2



Hand 23

♠T642
♥KT8652
♦9
♣Q4



Hand 24

♠A97632
♥J763
♦T87
♣



Hand 25

♠AQ8653
♥7632
♦8
♣98



Hand 26

♠AJ9543
♥J863
♦4
♣32



Hand 27

♠A543
♥KQ8752
♦QT
♣8



Hand 28

♠K98542
♥KT64
♦8
♣94



Hand 29

♠KQ9654
♥AJT6
♦42
♣7



Hand 30

♠AJT6
♥KT9863
♦
♣A63



Hand 31

♠AT83
♥AQT632
♦8
♣A9



Hand 32

♠J943
♥JT9864
♦6
♣QT



Hand 33

♠AJT2
♥AKJ932
♦5
♣94



Hand 34

♠Q932
♥KT9852
♦8
♣53



Hand 35

♠A942
♥KQT654
♦9
♣A2



Hand 36

♠T972
♥KJ9862
♦T8
♣8



Hand 37

♠AT9743
♥K964
♦4
♣A7



Hand 38

♠JT9764
♥QJT2
♦5
♣84



Hand 39

♠AJ9876
♥KT95
♦6
♣A6



Hand 40

♠QJ9543
♥KJ73
♦
♣KQ7



Hand 41

♠QJ86
♥AKQJT7
♦J2
♣T



Hand 42

♠AT9743
♥J854
♦9
♣J5



Hand 43

♠K876
♥AQJT72
♦Q9
♣7



Hand 44

♠JT9865
♥T982
♦3
♣T4



Hand 45

♠KT65
♥AKJT74
♦T8
♣9



Hand 46

♠9874
♥T76542
♦4
♣AJ



Hand 47

♠AQT543
♥KJ94
♦
♣A72



Hand 48

♠JT9875
♥K752
♦JT5
♣



Hand 49

♠AQT972
♥AT54
♦A
♣A6



Hand 50

♠AKJ2
♥AQJ532
♦K6
♣9



Hand 51

♠AJ8753
♥Q862
♦K
♣AT



Hand 52

♠T764
♥KQJ873
♦843
♣



Hand 53

♠JT94
♥JT9652
♦T2
♣6



Hand 54

♠AK42
♥KQJT98
♦8
♣T8



Hand 55

♠AK5432
♥8764
♦94
♣A



Hand 56

♠AK96
♥AKJ875
♦A8
♣9



Hand 57

♠Q752
♥Q95432
♦5
♣53



Hand 58

♠K952
♥AQJT52
♦5
♣Q8



Hand 59

♠QT9762
♥8532
♦
♣Q93



Hand 60

♠AKQ986
♥QJ96
♦Q7
♣T



Hand 61

♠K864
♥QJ7654
♦5
♣98



Hand 62

♠QJ98
♥JT8543
♦
♣T65



Hand 63

♠AKQT83
♥T764
♦74
♣J



Hand 64

♠AKT654
♥K964
♦9
♣82



Hand 65

♠KQT653
♥KJT7
♦Q
♣52



Hand 66

♠A98654
♥A752
♦A3
♣2



Hand 67

♠AT9542
♥J982
♦T2
♣4



Hand 68

♠KT53
♥AKT954
♦KT8
♣



Hand 69

♠8743
♥Q96432
♦K6
♣4



Hand 70

♠AKJ983
♥K862
♦3
♣J5



Hand 71

♠KQJ975
♥AK83
♦94
♣6



Hand 72

♠AJ9764
♥A652
♦A
♣54



Hand 73

♠AT82
♥J98642
♦T
♣J4



Hand 74

♠KJ8743
♥9763
♦AK5
♣



Hand 75

♠AKQ873
♥AKJ2
♦4
♣J3



Hand 76

♠QJT863
♥A763
♦A
♣87



Hand 77

♠KQT973
♥AJ86
♦9
♣A6



Hand 78

♠QJ83
♥AKT852
♦Q94
♣



Hand 79

♠AJT9
♥KQJT86
♦Q9
♣T



Hand 80

♠Q542
♥KT9764
♦76
♣9



Hand 81

♠KJT3
♥AJ9832
♦A6
♣9



Hand 82

♠KQJ952
♥A873
♦96
♣3



Hand 83

♠A96432
♥A532
♦7
♣A5



Hand 84

♠AKT853
♥QJ63
♦62
♣Q



Hand 85

♠K954
♥K97632
♦94
♣A



Hand 86

♠AKJ8
♥AQT943
♦A94
♣



Hand 87

♠KQ75
♥KQJ843
♦2
♣T6



Hand 88

♠KT73
♥QJ8732
♦3
♣62



Hand 89

♠AQ9753
♥AT85
♦QJ8
♣

Rebidding your original suit - Spades

Once you opened the bidding 1♠ and partner responds 1NT, if you have a 6 card ♠ suit you want to rebid your suit. If you rebid 2♠ you show a minimum opening hand with a 6 card ♠ suit. If you have more values you can jump to 3♠ to show 16 to 18 HCP with a GOOD 6 card ♠ suit. Note that you do NOT get to count distribution points here. You have no idea you and your partner have a fit. This is High Card Points only!

Opener	Responder
1♠	1NT
2♠	Partner I have about 13 to 15 HCP and 6 ♠
3♠	Partner I have about 16 to 18 HCP and a GOOD 6 card ♠ suit

With that in mind on all the following hands you opened the bidding 1♠. Partner responded 1NT. It is your turn to bid again. What will you bid and what does it say about your hand?

Hand 1

♠AQJ986
♥T
♦J98
♣AQ4



Hand 2

♠AKQ764
♥QJT
♦Q5
♣QJ



Hand 3

♠AKQT52
♥QJ8
♦KQ
♣JT



Hand 4

♠AQJ654
♥AK5
♦A8
♣52



Hand 5

♠KQT543
♥AK8
♦Q
♣753



Hand 6

♠KQJ983
♥AKJ
♦8
♣K74



Hand 7

♠AKQJ82
♥J87
♦Q
♣KJ3



Hand 8

♠AKQJT2
♥Q7
♦84
♣KJ9



Hand 9

♠AKT954
♥K74
♦AQ
♣Q3



Hand 10

♠AKT976
♥K84
♦6
♣K74



Hand 11

♠AQT874
♥K98
♦9
♣A96



Hand 12

♠KQJT74
♥K64
♦AJ8
♣3



Hand 13

♠KQT964
♥A6
♦A5
♣A62



Hand 14

♠AQJ872
♥T7
♦Q96
♣A9



Hand 15

♠AQJ943
♥KQJ
♦Q
♣JT9



Hand 16

♠AKQJ94
♥K96
♦QJ5
♣J



Hand 17

♠KQ9653
♥4
♦AQ2
♣AJ7



Hand 18

♠AQT954
♥K2
♦AK9
♣75



Hand 19

♠AQT743
♥Q54
♦KJ9
♣K



Hand 20

♠KQJ984
♥K76
♦AJ
♣83



Hand 21

♠AKQ954
♥Q6
♦JT3
♣J2



Hand 22

♠AKT932
♥Q5
♦Q2
♣AQ6



Hand 23

♠AKQT87
♥JT8
♦KQ
♣J3



Hand 24

♠AKQJ97
♥KJ9
♦AT8
♣2



Hand 25

♠AQJT86
♥JT5
♦KQ
♣T7



Hand 26

♠AKQT52
♥84
♦J83
♣A2



Hand 27

♠AQ8732
♥9
♦AK9
♣QJ6



Hand 28

♠AQ9432
♥J2
♦A5
♣K83



Hand 29

♠KQJ973
♥AK
♦A65
♣T3



Hand 30

♠T98654
♥AK2
♦AT8
♣A



Hand 31

♠KQJT95
♥KQ
♦KQ7
♣43



Hand 32

♠AK8652
♥J98
♦7
♣AJ3



Hand 33

♠KQJ976
♥KJ8
♦KJ
♣76



Hand 34

♠AQJT74
♥A63
♦963
♣Q



Hand 35

♠AKJ972
♥A3
♦KJ8
♣65



Hand 36

♠AKQJT2
♥J3
♦Q97
♣KT



Hand 37

♠AKQ962
♥A83
♦QJ2
♣7



Hand 38

♠AQ9865
♥K4
♦K2
♣JT7



Hand 39

♠AQ9542
♥T74
♦K
♣KQ8



Hand 40

♠AKQ642
♥A
♦QJT
♣J43



Hand 41

♠AKJ652
♥Q2
♦J9
♣AJ3



Hand 42

♠AKQJ87
♥K87
♦J83
♣Q



Hand 43

♠AJ8653
♥Q5
♦AK
♣AT2



Hand 44

♠AKJ974
♥A5
♦Q86
♣A5



Hand 45

♠AQT987
♥QJ6
♦Q8
♣Q7



Hand 46

♠AQJT85
♥42
♦AK7
♣QJ



Hand 47

♠KQJT54
♥Q2
♦JT9
♣AK



Hand 48

♠KJ9632
♥Q42
♦AK
♣Q2



Hand 49

♠AKQ876
♥Q83
♦7
♣AQJ



Hand 50

♠AQ9752
♥QT3
♦AT
♣Q7



Hand 51

♠AQJ652
♥Q2
♦A84
♣62



Hand 52

♠AKT984
♥AJ4
♦J6
♣KQ



Hand 53

♠AQT943
♥8
♦K94
♣A54



Hand 54

♠AJ9865
♥T6
♦KQ
♣KQ6



Hand 55

♠AQJ972
♥AJ5
♦K3
♣J2



Hand 56

♠AKQ872
♥AT6
♦J53
♣K



Hand 57

♠KQT965
♥Q98
♦T
♣AQ4



Hand 58

♠AKJ864
♥K8
♦AJ4
♣72



Hand 59

♠KJ8753
♥K73
♦AQ5
♣J



Hand 60

♠AKQ872
♥K73
♦AT2
♣J

Rebidding your original suit - Hearts

Once you opened the bidding 1♥ and partner responds at the 1 level (either 1♠ or 1NT), if you can’t support partner you need to make another bid. If you decide to bid your ♥ again you should have more length than you originally promised. After all you don’t want to keep telling partner what you already told them! You told them you had 5 ♥ when you opened the bidding. If you rebid 2♥ you show a minimum opening hand with a 6 card ♥ suit. If you have more values you can jump to 3♥ to show 16 to 18 HCP with a GOOD 6 card ♥ suit. Note that you do NOT get to count distribution points here. You have no idea you and your partner have a fit. This is High Card Points only!

Opener	Responder
1♥	1♠ or 1NT
2♥	Partner I have about 13 to 15 HCP and 6 ♥
3♥	Partner I have about 16 to 18 HCP and a GOOD 6 card ♥ suit

With that in mind, on all the following hands you opened the bidding 1♥. Partner responded 1♠. It is your turn to bid again. What will you bid and what does it say about your hand?

Hand 1

♠6
♥AKJT52
♦AQ9
♣AT9



Hand 2

♠QT
♥AKQ653
♦92
♣Q93



Hand 3

♠AQT
♥KQJ642
♦J96
♣A



Hand 4

♠AQ7
♥AKQJ94
♦9
♣542



Hand 5

♠43
♥AQ6542
♦A5
♣KJ6



Hand 6

♠Q8
♥AJ7542
♦K2
♣K74



Hand 7

♠AT7
♥AT7643
♦A95
♣Q



Hand 8

♠QJ3
♥AK9732
♦86
♣AK



Hand 9

♠J52
♥AKQJ32
♦AK8
♣9



Hand 10

♠AJ
♥AKQJT2
♦J5
♣QT7



Hand 11

♠T7
♥AQT543
♦A32
♣K7



Hand 12

♠KJ7
♥KJ8763
♦5
♣AJT



Hand 13

♠AJ7
♥KQT763
♦Q4
♣A9



Hand 14

♠AT7
♥AQT653
♦A7
♣A7



Hand 15

♠KQJ
♥KJ8742
♦T7
♣AT



Hand 16

♠Q32
♥AKQT53
♦A52
♣3



Hand 17

♠T4
♥AK8542
♦KQ
♣A65



Hand 18

♠842
♥AQJ976
♦Q8
♣AT



Hand 19

♠Q74
♥AKJT82
♦KQ
♣Q8



Hand 20

♠A8
♥AQJ752
♦J3
♣Q63



Hand 21

♠Q87
♥AKT964
♦A74
♣8



Hand 22

♠AJ
♥KQJ654
♦T3
♣AJ3



Hand 23

♠K84
♥KQJ432
♦A4
♣42



Hand 24

♠AK3
♥AJ9542
♦KJ
♣42



Hand 25

♠QJ6
♥AKQJ62
♦Q
♣K92



Hand 26

♠K
♥AKQJ73
♦Q86
♣K65



Hand 27

♠Q54
♥AQJT86
♦QJ
♣J3



Hand 28

♠J6
♥AQJ876
♦Q5
♣AQJ



Hand 29

♠Q82
♥AQT985
♦K9
♣Q5



Hand 30

♠KT6
♥QJT532
♦KJ
♣KQ



Hand 31

♠KQ6
♥AQ6432
♦K5
♣Q4



Hand 32

♠AJ
♥AQJT42
♦K74
♣J4



Hand 33

♠J
♥AKQJ73
♦Q53
♣J62



Hand 34

♠J93
♥KQJT63
♦KT
♣QJ



Hand 35

♠KQJ
♥AQT542
♦5
♣A83



Hand 36

♠AQ
♥KJT764
♦AQ
♣Q52



Hand 37

♠A9
♥AKQT43
♦K6
♣T64



Hand 38

♠AKJ
♥QJ9732
♦Q
♣QJ6



Hand 39

♠8
♥AKQT73
♦AT9
♣QJ3



Hand 40

♠A62
♥AKT754
♦Q7
♣A9



Hand 41

♠KQ
♥AKJT65
♦AJ2
♣T3



Hand 42

♠K9
♥AKJT86
♦K2
♣964



Hand 43

♠A42
♥AKQ765
♦K
♣843



Hand 44

♠KJ
♥AJ9632
♦KJ2
♣95



Hand 45

♠K6
♥AQJ862
♦KT
♣KJ4



Hand 46

♠K8
♥AKJ932
♦A7
♣J74



Hand 47

♠432
♥AKT643
♦A
♣K97



Hand 48

♠Q4
♥AKJ732
♦32
♣A85



Hand 49

♠AK5
♥A87653
♦AK4
♣5



Hand 50

♠A53
♥JT8653
♦A
♣AQ9



Hand 51

♠KT7
♥T87632
♦AJ
♣AK



Hand 52

♠K2
♥AKQ543
♦J3
♣642



Hand 53

♠A2
♥AQ9643
♦A65
♣72



Hand 54

♠754
♥AK8652
♦K5
♣K3



Hand 55

♠K72
♥AQJT96
♦T2
♣A2



Hand 56

♠3
♥AKQJ64
♦852
♣AT6



Hand 57

♠AT2
♥KQJ754
♦KJ4
♣K



Hand 58

♠AK7
♥A96542
♦9
♣K43



Hand 59

♠AK2
♥KQJT82
♦K7
♣52



Hand 60

♠KT8
♥AKQT53
♦2
♣J92