Monday, May 30, 2016

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




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