Friday, November 5, 2021

Pass, 2NT or 3NT after a Jacoby Transfer (Spades)

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. 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? 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.

Another option is to bid 2NT. This will show an invitational hand with a five card major. Something like this hand:

♠QJT32
Q92
KJ4
♣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 try to play in your major if you can. Partner is only allowed to have one doubleton in their hand. Maybe you have a ♠ fit. This way you can both invite game and show Partner you have a five card ♠ suit.

You can instead bid 3NT. This will show a game forcing hand with a five card major. Something like this hand:

♠QJT32
Q92
KJ4
♣A2

Here you want to be in game. Together you and Partner have the values. But you also want to try to play in your major if you can. Partner is only allowed to have one doubleton in their hand. Maybe you have a ♠ fit. This way you can both force to game and show Partner you have a five card ♠ suit.

Here is a table that shows some of your responses with a five 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
2NT A five card ♠ suit with 8 or 9 HCP
3NT A five card ♠ suit with 10 to 15 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

♠QJT53
98
A86
♣J62



Hand 2

♠KJ862
T7
74
♣AJT2



Hand 3

♠J9765
QJ3
T
♣J863



Hand 4

♠KJ932
8
9542
♣T94



Hand 5

♠QT942
QT6
K
♣9875



Hand 6

♠T9752
T92
4
♣KT82



Hand 7

♠KJ852
Q76
T6
♣AQ7



Hand 8

♠AK984
95
KQ7
♣QJ2



Hand 9

♠J6543
AQ7
A85
♣Q4



Hand 10

♠K8653
T8
Q9
♣AK95



Hand 11

♠J9874
9
KJ82
♣T87



Hand 12

♠98653
94
T
♣AT962



Hand 13

♠A8652
T7
AK9
♣J95



Hand 14

♠AJ652
KT2
KJ
♣J82



Hand 15

♠AJ943
Q4
Q74
♣973



Hand 16

♠J9864
932
KT
♣AJ8



Hand 17

♠JT972
T96
QJ76
♣J



Hand 18

♠K9873
86
Q54
♣A62



Hand 19

♠KQJ84
742
Q5
♣J74



Hand 20

♠KQT62
Q2
64
♣AQ95



Hand 21

♠KT753
AJ
J53
♣Q85



Hand 22

♠KT982
K95
K7
♣A54



Hand 23

♠Q8752
T3
K542
♣QJ



Hand 24

♠QJ964
K5
KJ5
♣K53



Hand 25

♠QJ932
QJT
943
♣KJ



Hand 26

♠A9542
2
Q95
♣8753



Hand 27

♠KJ642
972
QT8
♣T2



Hand 28

♠AT965
QJ
KJ7
♣Q86



Hand 29

♠AJT96
Q62
KJ8
♣94



Hand 30

♠QJ432
A72
KQ
♣432



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