Monday, May 16, 2016

Jacoby Transfers - What to bid after you Transfer to Hearts and you have a SIX card suit?

First read this post: Introducing Jacoby Transfers.
Then read ths post: Jacoby Transfers - Completing the Transfer

So your Partner opened the bidding 1NT and you decided to make a transfer bid. You wanted to show Partner you have a five card major. Partner was good and accepted the transfer. On these hands you have a SIX card major. Bidding Jacoby only shows a five card major. Now what?

In each of the examples below you bid 2 which meant you had five . Partner make the appropriate response (2) and it is now your turn to bid again. What do you do to tell Partner you have SIX in the major? You have several options.

First of all you can even just Pass Partner's bid! This will show a hand with less than 8 HCP. Something like this hand:

♠9
QJT532
8642
♣82

With this hand you don't want to play in NT. You are too distributional. You have a fit (Partner MUST have at least two of them). You also want to stay as low as you can. Even if you have only five in the suit chances are you are better off playing in your major rather than NT.

Another option is to bid 3. This will show an invitational hand with a SIX card major.

♠Q9
QJT932
K84
♣82

Here you want to invite game. Partner could have 17 HCP and together you have the values for a game. But Partner could also have only 15 HCP and you don't. You can only invite game. But you also want to play in your major. Partner MUST have at least two of the major in their hand -- they opened 1NT. This way you can both invite game and show Partner you have a six card suit.

You can instead bid 4. This will show a game forcing hand with a SIX card major.

♠Q9
KJT632
K84
♣A2

Here you want to be in game. Together you and Partner have the values. You have a fit. Partner has at least two. Place the contract.

You can instead bid 6. This will show a slam hand with a SIX card major.

♠A9
KQT632
KQ2
♣A2

Here you want to force a small slam. Partner has at least 15 HCP and together you have the values for a small slam. But you also want to play in your major. Place the contract.

Here is a table that shows some of your responses with a six card suit. This assumes Partner has opened the bidding 1NT and you bid 2 which forced Partner to bid 2. Now it is your bid:
If you now bid: This shows:
Pass A five or more card suit with less than 8 HCP
3 A six card suit with invitational values (about 8 or 9 HCP)
4 A six card suit with game forcing values (about 10 to 15 HCP)
6 A six card suit with small slam forcing values (about 18 or 19 HCP)


On each of the following hands your Partner opened the bidding 1NT. You bid 2 (transfer to ) which forced Partner to bid 2. Partner then bid 2 like they should. It is your turn to bid. What will you bid?

Hand 1

♠KQT
AT9874
A5
♣T2



Hand 2

♠93
KQJ832
KJ3
♣A7



Hand 3

♠JT7
987542
753
♣J



Hand 4

♠743
AQ7642
Q3
♣94



Hand 5

♠985
JT9876
A8
♣A4



Hand 6

♠Q98
JT9763
96
♣AQ



Hand 7

♠QT
AJ9742
J85
♣K5



Hand 8

♠QJ
KQ9763
982
♣AQ



Hand 9

♠K3
AJ8764
T7
♣J54



Hand 10

♠K43
KQ8743
85
♣T2



Hand 11

♠AQ
T97653
92
♣KJ8



Hand 12

♠53
AK9432
Q43
♣74



Hand 13

♠A4
QT6432
KT8
♣74



Hand 14

♠9
T98754
432
♣543



Hand 15

♠Q32
K98643
A2
♣Q8



Hand 16

♠QJ
AQT642
85
♣T83



Hand 17

♠A87
K87632
Q2
♣97



Hand 18

♠KJ
AQ8762
AJ6
♣T9



Hand 19

♠952
QJ9842
AQ
♣62



Hand 20

♠AQ
KQ9874
J43
♣84



Hand 21

♠Q9
AT8765
Q4
♣J43



Hand 22

♠KJ
T97542
J2
♣K97



Hand 23

♠K98
AKQT54
KT
♣74



Hand 24

♠J5
AT7632
K43
♣98



Hand 25

♠K63
QJT632
743
♣3



Hand 26

♠A65
AJ7652
KJ
♣76



Hand 27

♠QJ8
AT7654
QT
♣KT



Hand 28

♠J5
AKQT92
AQ3
♣K3



Hand 29

♠K6
QJ9764
KQ9
♣87



Hand 30

♠K2
KJ8762
J2
♣K52



Hand 31

♠A4
K98543
83
♣QT7



Hand 32

♠Q9
AQJT53
K43
♣93



Hand 33

♠A7
T98652
Q3
♣Q96



Hand 34

♠85
QJT763
KT4
♣Q7



Hand 35

♠KT5
KT8653
76
♣Q4



Hand 36

♠Q4
KQ9732
92
♣Q73



Hand 37


Q87432
3
♣KJT963



Hand 38

♠72
AJ8543
JT6
♣K6



Hand 39

♠T32
AKJT65
32
♣KQ



Hand 40

♠43
KQT876
JT
♣QJ9



Hand 41

♠QT
KQJT43
95
♣AK8



Hand 42

♠J4
AKJT53
AJ
♣KQ8



Hand 43

♠K2
KQT542
973
♣94



Hand 44

♠942
AQJT84
T4
♣Q8



Hand 45

♠J
J86432
T75
♣KT5



Hand 46

♠J63
876532
AK
♣J5



Hand 47

♠QT
QJT765
A8
♣J85



Hand 48

♠J93
AKJ972
94
♣94



Hand 49

♠AT9
765432
95
♣A6



Hand 50

♠K6
KQJT74
92
♣952



Hand 51

♠742
AKQ972
K3
♣AQ



Hand 52

♠86
KJT532
876
♣Q9



Hand 53

♠Q2
AJ9873
Q7
♣965



Hand 54

♠K3
KQJ932
AJ
♣KJ7



Hand 55

♠KQ5
T97543
KJ
♣73



Hand 56

♠K95
AK6542
32
♣K4



Hand 57

♠973
QJ9752
K9
♣K6



Hand 58

♠86
QJ9765
T4
♣AQ2



Hand 59

♠K52
T98754
K
♣T65



Hand 60

♠K95
AKT986
76
♣87



Hand 61

♠KT
AKJ976
742
♣T4



Hand 62

♠Q5
J98752
A8
♣JT4



Hand 63

♠53
AQ9432
K2
♣T95



Hand 64

♠652
KQJ762
Q6
♣K4



Hand 65

♠42
KQT875
A75
♣86



Hand 66

♠T87
AJT987
K5
♣K9



Hand 67

♠T4
KQT863
J7
♣Q75



Hand 68

♠K5
AJ8762
Q2
♣A73



Hand 69

♠93
KQ6542
KJ5
♣32



Hand 70

♠74
KQ9876
KT9
♣86



Hand 71

♠AJ4
AQJ976
QJ
♣A2



Hand 72

♠95
A97632
QT
♣QJ9



Hand 73

♠K72
KQ7654
Q2
♣K7



Hand 74

♠63
KT7642
KT
♣532



Hand 75

♠98
AQT742
K8
♣863



Hand 76

♠KQ
KJT654
KT7
♣K5



Hand 77

♠T86
KT7642
J5
♣KJ



Hand 78

♠653
AKQT76
Q6
♣J7



Hand 79

♠J72
QT9852
AJ
♣96



Hand 80

♠KJ8
KQ9876
T7
♣AT



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