Friday, November 5, 2021

Summary of all Easier bids After a Jacoby Transfer to Spades

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

This post combines several posts together. To look at the different responses individually, read the following posts:
Pass, 2NT or 3NT after a Jacoby Transfer (Spades)
Rebidding Pass, Inviting Game or Bidding Game after a Jacoby Transfer (Spades)

Remember when you went through Jacoby to transfer to your major you showed a FIVE card suit. If you just have a five card suit your next bid should be either Pass (with a weak hand) or some number of NT to show your point count. There is NO NEED to bid the major again. You showed Partner you had five of them when you transferred.

If you have SIX in the major you know you have a fit. Partner must have at least two cards in the suit to open NT. Therefore your next bid should either be Pass (with a weak hand) or some number of the major to show your values.

Here is a table that shows some of your responses with a five and 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
2NT A five card ♠ suit with 8 or 9 HCP
3♠ A six card ♠ suit with invitational values (about 8 or 9 HCP)
3NT A five card ♠ suit with 10 to 15 HCP
4♠ A six card ♠ suit with game forcing values (about 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

♠AK9752
J8
97
♣Q65



Hand 2

♠J6543
AQ7
A85
♣Q4



Hand 3

♠AQT842
642
97
♣83



Hand 4

♠KQJ764
93
87
♣AT5



Hand 5

♠J9864
932
KT
♣AJ8



Hand 6

♠J87652
A86
K5
♣K7



Hand 7

♠AJ9854
972
A3
♣AJ



Hand 8

♠QJ9732
KJ5
JT
♣87



Hand 9

♠KQ9643
94
93
♣AT6



Hand 10

♠AJT976
KJ4
QJ
♣Q6



Hand 11

♠QJT986

JT8
♣JT75



Hand 12

♠KQ7632
A9
J74
♣K3



Hand 13

♠KQT865
K4
T3
♣JT7



Hand 14

♠QJ964
K5
KJ5
♣K53



Hand 15

♠KJ852
Q76
T6
♣AQ7



Hand 16

♠AQJ865
J65
87
♣J6



Hand 17

♠QJT53
98
A86
♣J62



Hand 18

♠K9873
86
Q54
♣A62



Hand 19

♠A97432
A4
43
♣T54



Hand 20

♠K75432
K8
T9
♣Q53



Hand 21

♠AJT96
Q62
KJ8
♣94



Hand 22

♠AJT652
J3
AJ6
♣A6



Hand 23

♠KQJ84
742
Q5
♣J74



Hand 24

♠T65432
KQT
72
♣32



Hand 25

♠KQJT54
T9
QT8
♣87



Hand 26

♠AJ9742
K8
987
♣AK



Hand 27

♠A87543
Q7
54
♣QT9



Hand 28

♠AJ432
KJ2
A62
♣AT



Hand 29

♠AKT863
63
43
♣Q73



Hand 30

♠AJ943
Q4
Q74
♣973



Hand 31

♠J9874
9
KJ82
♣T87



Hand 32

♠AJ652
KT2
KJ
♣J82



Hand 33

♠K8653
T8
Q9
♣AK95



Hand 34

♠JT972
T96
QJ76
♣J



Hand 35

♠KJ7654
T4
A53
♣T4



Hand 36

♠AT965
QJ
KJ7
♣Q86



Hand 37

♠AK984
95
KQ7
♣QJ2



Hand 38

♠KT9753
976
6
♣T76



Hand 39

♠QT9632
K63
A7
♣96



Hand 40

♠KJT643
43
T74
♣A9



Hand 41

♠Q8752
T3
K542
♣QJ



Hand 42

♠A9876
Q4
A65
♣AK3



Hand 43

♠AKQ532
K9
T53
♣98



Hand 44

♠AQT762
76
QT
♣Q86



Hand 45

♠AQ9872
AJ
T75
♣54



Hand 46

♠A9542
2
Q95
♣8753



Hand 47

♠KQJT95
873
65
♣A4



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