Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Jacoby Transfers - What to bid after you Transfer to Spades 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:

♠QJT532
9
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.

♠QJT932
Q9
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.

♠KJT632
Q9
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.

♠KQT632
A9
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

♠K97432
AKT
T9
♣53



Hand 2

♠KJ6543
93
J86
♣AQ



Hand 3

♠QJ8754
43
85
♣AJ7



Hand 4

♠AJ9752
KJ2
QT
♣T9



Hand 5

♠QJT654
KJ
AKT
♣A2



Hand 6

♠T97652
AJ
AJ2
♣A8



Hand 7

♠K87532
Q93
64
♣K5



Hand 8

♠KJ8532
T72
4
♣J72



Hand 9

♠QJT652
QT
AK4
♣QJ



Hand 10

♠QT8532
A2
JT5
♣J3



Hand 11

♠KQ8742
J8
96
♣Q64



Hand 12

♠AKJT64
654
J8
♣A6



Hand 13

♠KJT542
652
42
♣KJ



Hand 14

♠AQ9843
K3
743
♣K6



Hand 15

♠QJ9743
QT
95
♣A73



Hand 16

♠AT9432
AT
A95
♣73



Hand 17

♠T87532
A73
75
♣A9



Hand 18

♠A98763
A42
JT
♣T6



Hand 19

♠AKJ875
K4
97
♣JT7



Hand 20

♠AQT863
K8
K3
♣Q92



Hand 21

♠AKQT53
AK6
95
♣Q5



Hand 22

♠AQ9832
74
AT7
♣76



Hand 23

♠AQ9853
94
T4
♣T84



Hand 24

♠KJT862

J83
♣9864



Hand 25

♠AKT762
A6
A5
♣A85



Hand 26

♠K97543
Q4
Q32
♣AJ



Hand 27

♠QJ9632
J7
Q5
♣AK4



Hand 28

♠KT9853
862
J5
♣A2



Hand 29

♠KJ8763
84
97
♣KQ7



Hand 30

♠J85432
73
KJ
♣A94



Hand 31

♠QJ9852
AQJ
JT
♣93



Hand 32

♠T98743
Q54
K9
♣A9



Hand 33

♠KQ9653
85
K76
♣72



Hand 34

♠AKJT95
J52
72
♣94



Hand 35

♠J97653
AT8
K7
♣A5



Hand 36

♠KJ9863
64
72
♣A63



Hand 37

♠QJ9852
T8
Q6
♣K53



Hand 38

♠Q96432
K43
K6
♣95



Hand 39

♠A97543
T62
A8
♣AQ



Hand 40

♠AQ9874
T8
Q8
♣J42



Hand 41

♠AK8765
52
Q9
♣Q32



Hand 42

♠KJT543
T
JT762
♣2



Hand 43

♠AJ8532
J86
K8
♣94



Hand 44

♠QJT876
AJ7
T2
♣J9



Hand 45

♠KJ9652
93
A7
♣Q64



Hand 46

♠JT8652
75
AK5
♣94



Hand 47

♠AJT732
AQ3
KJ
♣93



Hand 48

♠T98643
KQ
J8
♣KT3



Hand 49

♠AK8743
43
97
♣Q76



Hand 50

♠KQT962
65
87
♣A63



Hand 51

♠AJT852
KJ2
54
♣JT



Hand 52

♠KJ9862
843
T
♣874



Hand 53

♠AKQ653
T63
K8
♣T2



Hand 54

♠AKJT97
652
32
♣Q5



Hand 55

♠AK7532
T7
A85
♣AK



Hand 56

♠AT9872
A83
63
♣65



Hand 57

♠K98765
94
Q73
♣96



Hand 58

♠KQJ654
94
K3
♣KQT



Hand 59

♠AT9876
J4
86
♣A84



Hand 60

♠AK9843
AT9
AK
♣73



Hand 61

♠QJ8432
A86
J7
♣J8



Hand 62

♠QJT942
AQ4
Q7
♣A5



Hand 63

♠AT8765
K87
Q7
♣65



Hand 64

♠AK9743
QJT
92
♣53



Hand 65

♠JT9654
5
K
♣JT963



Hand 66

♠T76432
AK8
JT
♣73



Hand 67

♠KJ9642
Q5
A4
♣763



Hand 68

♠AKJ853
AQ
52
♣976



Hand 69

♠Q87653
98
92
♣AQ6



Hand 70

♠KJ9873
Q8
KT4
♣74



Hand 71

♠QJT864
K95
A8
♣83



Hand 72

♠KQ9865
95
AQ5
♣K4



Hand 73

♠AJT872
A4
A93
♣86



Hand 74

♠AKT875
T85
K3
♣73



Hand 75

♠AQT942
JT8
76
♣K5



Hand 76

♠A87643
6
J5
♣T973



Hand 77

♠AKJ762
85
AT4
♣98



Hand 78

♠JT9764

532
♣T974



Hand 79

♠QT9543
T42
T72
♣4



Hand 80

♠KJT942
Q3
K2
♣J64



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