Friday, May 8, 2026

Bidding After 1NT Opener Responds 2 Hearts to our Stayman Bid (Easier)

This post will help practice what to do after our Partner opens 1NT, we respond 2♣ (Stayman) and Partner then responds 2♥ (I have 4 ♥ and I might have 4♠).

If you are not sure what Stayman is, please check out the previous Stayman posts before reading this one:
Introducing Stayman (Easier)
Responding to Stayman (Easier)

This post combines several posts together. To look at the different responses individually, read the following posts:
Bidding After 1NT Opener Responds 2 Hearts to our Stayman Bid and we have Invitational Values (Easier)
Bidding After 1NT Opener Responds 2 Hearts to our Stayman Bid and we have Game or Slam Forcing Values (Easier)

Summary that states some possible responses when Partner responds 2♥ to your 2♣ Stayman bid:
Bid What the bid means
2NT Partner I have about 8 or 9 points and I have 4♠. I do NOT have 4♥.
3♥ Partner I have about 8 or 9 points and we have found a ♥ fit.
3NT Partner I have about 10 to 15 points and I have 4♠. I do NOT have 4♥.
4♥ Partner I have about 10 to 15 points and we have found a ♥ fit.
6♥ Partner I have about 18 or 19 points and we have found a ♥ fit.

So on ALL these hands Partner opened the bidding 1NT (15-17). You decided to bid 2♣ (Stayman). Partner then responded with 2♥. That response says that Partner has 4♥ and they might have 4♠. It says nothing else about Partner's hand. With that in mind it is your turn to bid. What will you respond?

Hand 1

♠KJ87
♥A974
♦KT4
♣T4



Hand 2

♠JT43
♥KJ74
♦A4
♣862



Hand 3

♠A9
♥AKQ6
♦Q4
♣AT764



Hand 4

♠A876
♥76
♦T7
♣KQ742



Hand 5

♠A5
♥J983
♦K86
♣AK73



Hand 6

♠J963
♥QJ7
♦J985
♣A9



Hand 7

♠KQT5
♥J97
♦A732
♣KT



Hand 8

♠Q532
♥KQ95
♦85
♣JT5



Hand 9

♠A5
♥J753
♦K42
♣KJ72



Hand 10

♠AJ7
♥AJ85
♦KQ97
♣A8



Hand 11

♠98
♥JT42
♦A93
♣AJ73



Hand 12

♠AJT5
♥QJ9
♦J6
♣T974



Hand 13

♠KT6
♥KQ87
♦A985
♣AQ



Hand 14

♠T98
♥KT94
♦AJ95
♣J3



Hand 15

♠KJ53
♥KJ92
♦K3
♣AKJ



Hand 16

♠T973
♥KQ86
♦J83
♣KT



Hand 17

♠QJ64
♥43
♦64
♣AK942



Hand 18

♠J8
♥J652
♦KT4
♣AQJ9



Hand 19

♠A987
♥Q7
♦QT5
♣J954



Hand 20

♠KT73
♥KT6
♦AT
♣KJ73



Hand 21

♠8753
♥T9
♦AQJ53
♣J9



Hand 22

♠AT7
♥Q942
♦QT
♣AK62



Hand 23

♠65
♥J872
♦AKQ9
♣Q92



Hand 24

♠Q72
♥AQ87
♦AKT7
♣A9



Hand 25

♠AJ73
♥Q3
♦J963
♣A83



Hand 26

♠K643
♥AJ42
♦A4
♣AQ2



Hand 27

♠73
♥K872
♦A763
♣Q43



Hand 28

♠A86
♥Q632
♦A974
♣J2



Hand 29

♠KQ92
♥7543
♦KT9
♣A3



Hand 30

♠A2
♥KJ73
♦53
♣AQJ96



Hand 31

♠T742
♥T6
♦K9
♣AQ974



Hand 32

♠A73
♥J432
♦AQ52
♣A2



Hand 33

♠KJ54
♥AK54
♦K7
♣A72



Hand 34

♠AJT5
♥KT
♦32
♣AK983



Hand 35

♠AT9
♥A852
♦92
♣KQJ4



Hand 36

♠K532
♥T94
♦KQT4
♣K4



Hand 37

♠J2
♥KQ65
♦JT5
♣A872



Hand 38

♠K873
♥QJ4
♦KQ54
♣82



Hand 39

♠83
♥9873
♦AK54
♣AK4



Hand 40

♠AK96
♥Q7
♦873
♣8632



Hand 41

♠A986
♥AKQ8
♦A4
♣Q42



Hand 42

♠AK74
♥954
♦K975
♣K3



Hand 43

♠T7
♥QJ93
♦KQT74
♣J3



Hand 44

♠KJ6
♥AK86
♦A7
♣K976



Hand 45

♠J9
♥A875
♦T82
♣A652



Hand 46

♠KT
♥KT84
♦QT5
♣QT98



Hand 47

♠AK54
♥T3
♦T3
♣AK962



Hand 48

♠A7
♥AQ83
♦AJ86
♣A54



Hand 49

♠AK8
♥K942
♦A7
♣KQT2



Hand 50

♠JT84
♥A4
♦AJ976
♣83



Hand 51

♠AKT4
♥8652
♦K76
♣Q2



Hand 52

♠QJ62
♥KQT
♦J7
♣K853



Hand 53

♠A7
♥QJ65
♦J9872
♣72



Hand 54

♠J5
♥Q973
♦A82
♣A985



Hand 55

♠AT
♥AJT7
♦AJ
♣AJT94



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