Friday, November 5, 2021

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

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:

♠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 2NT. This will show an invitational hand with a five card major.

♠Q92
QJT32
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.

♠Q92
QJT32
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

♠T6
QJ962
QT42
♣87



Hand 2

♠A6
T9543
92
♣T853



Hand 3

♠K7
KT986
J2
♣K953



Hand 4

♠K9
AK953
QJ72
♣J3



Hand 5

♠K4
KQ642
Q96
♣K63



Hand 6

♠73
K9854
K854
♣QJ



Hand 7

♠K7
KJ642
QJ7
♣KJ3



Hand 8

♠QT
AK843
JT75
♣T2



Hand 9

♠T9
JT843
T72
♣KQ7



Hand 10

♠85
KQJT5
K632
♣A5



Hand 11

♠T97
AQT92
4
♣AJ93



Hand 12

♠T6
KT854
J6
♣J862



Hand 13

♠Q3
A8653
J965
♣A7



Hand 14

♠K5
K5432
9532
♣J8



Hand 15

♠75
AKJ86
543
♣A43



Hand 16

♠QJ
KQJ97
82
♣QJ52



Hand 17

♠K7
AQJT3
J653
♣86



Hand 18

♠A9
JT975
K92
♣K62



Hand 19

♠93
J7643
QJ83
♣KQ



Hand 20

♠94
AQJ96
43
♣J865



Hand 21

♠642
QT873
AJ9
♣A7



Hand 22

♠J42
AQ942
87
♣AT6



Hand 23

♠J63
K9864
Q3
♣K32



Hand 24

♠A86
QJT54
QJ5
♣K9



Hand 25

♠976
AKJ85
K97
♣94



Hand 26

♠A83
A8743
Q6
♣T32



Hand 27

♠942
AKT83
K98
♣87



Hand 28

♠AJ5
QJT32
AJ93
♣6



Hand 29

♠A62
AJ543
KQ5
♣97



Hand 30

♠T32
AQJ97
A543
♣T



Hand 31

♠K62
K9876
86
♣Q92



Hand 32

♠K76
A9542
Q9
♣K75



Hand 33

♠Q76
AJ943
J8
♣J72



Hand 34

♠Q86
A8754
AK5
♣T8



Hand 35

♠Q92
98732
K972
♣8



Hand 36

♠K83
AQT85
96
♣AJ8



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