Jacoby Transfers - What to bid after you Transfer to Spades and you have a FIVE card suit? (Easier)

First read this post: Introducing Jacoby Transfers (Easier)
Then read ths post: Jacoby Transfers - Completing the Transfer (Easier)

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 fewer 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 have the values for a game. 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
♦K82
♣Q75



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



Hand 31

♠AJ432
♥J82
♦A62
♣AT



Hand 32

♠AKQ72
♥972
♦76
♣942



Hand 33

♠A9742
♥KT
♦KT32
♣53



Hand 34

♠AKJ96
♥76
♦J42
♣952



Hand 35

♠A9876
♥84
♦A65
♣KJ3