| 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) |
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:
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 ♠ J6543
♥ AQ7 ♦ A85 ♣ Q4 ♠ AQT842
♥ 642 ♦ 97 ♣ 83 ♠ KQJ764
♥ 93 ♦ 87 ♣ AT5 ♠ J9864
♥ 932 ♦ KT ♣ AJ8 ♠ J87652
♥ A86 ♦ K5 ♣ K7 ♠ AJ9854
♥ 972 ♦ A3 ♣ AJ ♠ QJ9732
♥ KJ5 ♦ JT ♣ 87 ♠ KQ9643
♥ 94 ♦ 93 ♣ AT6 ♠ AJT976
♥ KJ4 ♦ QJ ♣ Q6 ♠ QJT986
♥ ♦ JT8 ♣ JT75 ♠ KQ7632
♥ A9 ♦ J74 ♣ K3 ♠ KQT865
♥ K4 ♦ T3 ♣ JT7 ♠ QJ964
♥ K5 ♦ KJ5 ♣ K53 ♠ KJ852
♥ Q76 ♦ T6 ♣ AQ7 ♠ AQJ865
♥ J65 ♦ 87 ♣ J6 ♠ QJT53
♥ 98 ♦ A86 ♣ J62 ♠ K9873
♥ 86 ♦ Q54 ♣ A62 ♠ A97432
♥ A4 ♦ 43 ♣ T54 ♠ K75432
♥ K8 ♦ T9 ♣ Q53 ♠ AJT96
♥ Q62 ♦ KJ8 ♣ 94 ♠ AJT652
♥ J3 ♦ AJ6 ♣ A6 ♠ KQJ84
♥ 742 ♦ Q5 ♣ J74 ♠ T65432
♥ KQT ♦ 72 ♣ 32 ♠ KQJT54
♥ T9 ♦ QT8 ♣ 87 ♠ AJ9742
♥ K8 ♦ 987 ♣ AK ♠ A87543
♥ Q7 ♦ 54 ♣ QT9 ♠ AJ432
♥ KJ2 ♦ A62 ♣ AT ♠ AKT863
♥ 63 ♦ 43 ♣ Q73 ♠ AJ943
♥ Q4 ♦ Q74 ♣ 973 ♠ J9874
♥ 9 ♦ KJ82 ♣ T87 ♠ AJ652
♥ KT2 ♦ KJ ♣ J82 ♠ K8653
♥ T8 ♦ Q9 ♣ AK95 ♠ JT972
♥ T96 ♦ QJ76 ♣ J ♠ KJ7654
♥ T4 ♦ A53 ♣ T4 ♠ AT965
♥ QJ ♦ KJ7 ♣ Q86 ♠ AK984
♥ 95 ♦ KQ7 ♣ QJ2 ♠ KT9753
♥ 976 ♦ 6 ♣ T76 ♠ QT9632
♥ K63 ♦ A7 ♣ 96 ♠ KJT643
♥ 43 ♦ T74 ♣ A9 ♠ Q8752
♥ T3 ♦ K542 ♣ QJ ♠ A9876
♥ Q4 ♦ A65 ♣ AK3 ♠ AKQ532
♥ K9 ♦ T53 ♣ 98 ♠ AQT762
♥ 76 ♦ QT ♣ Q86 ♠ AQ9872
♥ AJ ♦ T75 ♣ 54 ♠ A9542
♥ 2 ♦ Q95 ♣ 8753 ♠ KQJT95
♥ 873 ♦ 65 ♣ A4
Rebidding Pass, Inviting Game or Bidding Game 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. On these hands you have a SIX card major. Bidding Jacoby only shows a five card major. 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 to tell Partner you have SIX in the major? 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. 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 3♠. This will show an invitational hand with a SIX card major.
♠QJT932
♥Q9
♦K84
♣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 play in your major. Partner MUST have at least two of the major in their hand -- they opened 1NT. This way you can both invite game and show Partner you have a six card ♠ suit.
You can instead bid 4♠. This will show a game forcing hand with a SIX card major.
♠KJT632
♥Q9
♦K84
♣A2
Here you want to be in game. Together you and Partner have the values. You have a ♠ fit. Partner has at least two. Place the contract.
Here is a table that shows some of your responses with a 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:
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
♠ K97432
♥ AKT ♦ T9 ♣ 53 ♠ KJ6543
♥ 93 ♦ J86 ♣ AQ ♠ QJ8754
♥ 43 ♦ 85 ♣ AJ7 ♠ AJ9752
♥ KJ2 ♦ QT ♣ T9 ♠ KJT942
♥ Q3 ♦ K2 ♣ J64 ♠ T97652
♥ AJ ♦ AJ2 ♣ A8 ♠ K87532
♥ Q93 ♦ 64 ♣ K5 ♠ KJ8532
♥ T72 ♦ 4 ♣ J72 ♠ QJT652
♥ QT ♦ AK4 ♣ QJ ♠ QT8532
♥ A2 ♦ JT5 ♣ J3 ♠ KQ8742
♥ J8 ♦ 96 ♣ Q64 ♠ AKJT64
♥ 654 ♦ J8 ♣ A6 ♠ KJT542
♥ 652 ♦ 42 ♣ KJ ♠ AQ9843
♥ K3 ♦ 743 ♣ K6 ♠ QJ9743
♥ QT ♦ 95 ♣ A73 ♠ AT9432
♥ AT ♦ A95 ♣ 73 ♠ T87532
♥ A73 ♦ 75 ♣ A9 ♠ A98763
♥ A42 ♦ JT ♣ T6 ♠ AKJ875
♥ K4 ♦ 97 ♣ JT7 ♠ AQT863
♥ K8 ♦ K3 ♣ Q92 ♠ QT9543
♥ T42 ♦ T72 ♣ 4 ♠ AQ9832
♥ 74 ♦ AT7 ♣ 76 ♠ AQ9853
♥ 94 ♦ T4 ♣ T84 ♠ KJT862
♥ ♦ J83 ♣ 9864 ♠ JT9764
♥ ♦ 532 ♣ T974 ♠ K97543
♥ Q4 ♦ Q32 ♣ AJ ♠ QJ9632
♥ J7 ♦ Q5 ♣ AK4 ♠ KT9853
♥ 862 ♦ J5 ♣ A2 ♠ KJ8763
♥ 84 ♦ 97 ♣ KQ7 ♠ J85432
♥ 73 ♦ KJ ♣ A94 ♠ QJ9852
♥ AQJ ♦ JT ♣ 93 ♠ T98743
♥ Q54 ♦ K9 ♣ A9 ♠ KQ9653
♥ 85 ♦ K76 ♣ 72 ♠ AKJT95
♥ J52 ♦ 72 ♣ 94 ♠ J97653
♥ AT8 ♦ K7 ♣ A5 ♠ KJ9863
♥ 64 ♦ 72 ♣ A63 ♠ QJ9852
♥ T8 ♦ Q6 ♣ K53 ♠ Q96432
♥ K43 ♦ K6 ♣ 95 ♠ A97543
♥ T62 ♦ A8 ♣ AQ ♠ AQ9874
♥ T8 ♦ Q8 ♣ J42 ♠ AK8765
♥ 52 ♦ Q9 ♣ Q32 ♠ KJT543
♥ T ♦ JT762 ♣ 2 ♠ AJ8532
♥ J86 ♦ K8 ♣ 94 ♠ QJT876
♥ AJ7 ♦ T2 ♣ J9 ♠ KJ9652
♥ 93 ♦ A7 ♣ Q64 ♠ JT8652
♥ 75 ♦ AK5 ♣ 94 ♠ AJT732
♥ AQ3 ♦ KJ ♣ 93 ♠ T98643
♥ KQ ♦ J8 ♣ KT3 ♠ AK8743
♥ 43 ♦ 97 ♣ Q76 ♠ KQT962
♥ 65 ♦ 87 ♣ A63 ♠ AJT852
♥ KJ2 ♦ 54 ♣ JT ♠ KJ9862
♥ 843 ♦ T ♣ 874 ♠ AKQ653
♥ T63 ♦ K8 ♣ T2 ♠ AKJT97
♥ 652 ♦ 32 ♣ Q5
| If you now bid: | This shows: |
| Pass | A five or more card ♠ suit with less than 8 HCP |
| 3♠ | A six card ♠ suit with invitational values (about 8 or 9 HCP) |
| 4♠ | A six card ♠ suit with game forcing values (about 10 to 15 HCP) |
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:
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 ♠ KJ862
♥ T7 ♦ 74 ♣ AJT2 ♠ J9765
♥ QJ3 ♦ T ♣ J863 ♠ KJ932
♥ 8 ♦ 9542 ♣ T94 ♠ QT942
♥ QT6 ♦ K ♣ 9875 ♠ T9752
♥ T92 ♦ 4 ♣ KT82 ♠ KJ852
♥ Q76 ♦ T6 ♣ AQ7 ♠ AK984
♥ 95 ♦ KQ7 ♣ QJ2 ♠ J6543
♥ AQ7 ♦ A85 ♣ Q4 ♠ K8653
♥ T8 ♦ Q9 ♣ AK95 ♠ J9874
♥ 9 ♦ KJ82 ♣ T87 ♠ 98653
♥ 94 ♦ T ♣ AT962 ♠ A8652
♥ T7 ♦ AK9 ♣ J95 ♠ AJ652
♥ KT2 ♦ KJ ♣ J82 ♠ AJ943
♥ Q4 ♦ Q74 ♣ 973 ♠ J9864
♥ 932 ♦ KT ♣ AJ8 ♠ JT972
♥ T96 ♦ QJ76 ♣ J ♠ K9873
♥ 86 ♦ Q54 ♣ A62 ♠ KQJ84
♥ 742 ♦ Q5 ♣ J74 ♠ KQT62
♥ Q2 ♦ 64 ♣ AQ95 ♠ KT753
♥ AJ ♦ J53 ♣ Q85 ♠ KT982
♥ K95 ♦ K7 ♣ A54 ♠ Q8752
♥ T3 ♦ K542 ♣ QJ ♠ QJ964
♥ K5 ♦ KJ5 ♣ K53 ♠ QJ932
♥ QJT ♦ 943 ♣ KJ ♠ A9542
♥ 2 ♦ Q95 ♣ 8753 ♠ KJ642
♥ 972 ♦ QT8 ♣ T2 ♠ AT965
♥ QJ ♦ KJ7 ♣ Q86 ♠ AJT96
♥ Q62 ♦ KJ8 ♣ 94 ♠ QJ432
♥ A72 ♦ KQ ♣ 432
| 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 |
Summary of all Easier bids after a Jacoby Transfer to Hearts
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:
Rebidding Pass, 2NT or 3NT after a Jacoby Transfer (Hearts)
Rebidding Pass, Inviting Game or Bidding Game after a Jacoby Transfer (Hearts)
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 not only show your values but tell Partner you have SIX in the suit so you must have a fit.
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:
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
♠ K6
♥ J98754 ♦ KQ5 ♣ T8 ♠ 942
♥ AKT83 ♦ K98 ♣ 87 ♠ AJ2
♥ KJT532 ♦ 85 ♣ 43 ♠ Q92
♥ 98732 ♦ K972 ♣ 8 ♠ K62
♥ K9876 ♦ 86 ♣ Q92 ♠ K9
♥ AQJ953 ♦ K98 ♣ 76 ♠ 63
♥ AKJ953 ♦ J92 ♣ Q2 ♠ AJ5
♥ QJT32 ♦ AJ93 ♣ 6 ♠ K8
♥ KQ8642 ♦ A85 ♣ T8 ♠ 874
♥ JT8743 ♦ K8 ♣ A3 ♠ Q76
♥ AJ943 ♦ J8 ♣ J72 ♠ Q3
♥ A8653 ♦ J965 ♣ A7 ♠ KJ
♥ K9762 ♦ AT6 ♣ KQ3 ♠ 32
♥ AQT432 ♦ A8 ♣ K97 ♠ 96
♥ KT8632 ♦ 96 ♣ Q92 ♠ J6
♥ QJT753 ♦ JT ♣ QJ2 ♠ 42
♥ AQ8632 ♦ A6 ♣ T95 ♠ T6
♥ KT854 ♦ J6 ♣ J862 ♠ 864
♥ T98432 ♦ 94 ♣ 63 ♠ A42
♥ KJT632 ♦ 62 ♣ QJ ♠ 85
♥ KQJT5 ♦ K632 ♣ A5 ♠ QJ3
♥ KQ9432 ♦ T7 ♣ 65 ♠ QJ
♥ KQJ97 ♦ 82 ♣ QJ52 ♠ K7
♥ KT986 ♦ J2 ♣ K953 ♠ K83
♥ AQT85 ♦ 96 ♣ AJ8 ♠ 97
♥ KT9754 ♦ AK ♣ J76 ♠ A62
♥ AJ543 ♦ KQ5 ♣ 97 ♠ 952
♥ JT6432 ♦ J4 ♣ J2 ♠ 84
♥ AQ9865 ♦ KJT ♣ T2 ♠ K3
♥ AKT863 ♦ T8 ♣ 932 ♠ J9
♥ AK8643 ♦ Q64 ♣ J7 ♠ T84
♥ J87653 ♦ A4 ♣ 54 ♠ 873
♥ AKJ653 ♦ 74 ♣ A9 ♠ K65
♥ KQ7543 ♦ 52 ♣ 74 ♠ AJ3
♥ AK862 ♦ AJ8 ♣ 32 ♠ 97
♥ AQ9653 ♦ 87 ♣ Q54 ♠ 984
♥ JT9652 ♦ 43 ♣ Q7 ♠ A8
♥ AQJ743 ♦ JT5 ♣ 98 ♠ QJ
♥ AQT985 ♦ T4 ♣ J85 ♠ KT4
♥ AK9864 ♦ 92 ♣ 83 ♠ K7
♥ AT8632 ♦ KT8 ♣ Q8 ♠ Q86
♥ A8754 ♦ AK5 ♣ T8 ♠ K8
♥ AKQT83 ♦ T4 ♣ J96 ♠ AQ2
♥ AT983 ♦ A6 ♣ Q84 ♠ 5
♥ AJ9742 ♦ J97 ♣ T52 ♠ 32
♥ AJT963 ♦ KJT ♣ K9 ♠ QT9
♥ KQ9754 ♦ J5 ♣ 65 ♠ T9
♥ JT843 ♦ T72 ♣ KQ7 ♠ K9
♥ AK953 ♦ QJ72 ♣ J3 ♠ T97
♥ AQT92 ♦ 4 ♣ AJ93 ♠ JT
♥ KQJ765 ♦ J5 ♣ 732 ♠ A83
♥ A8743 ♦ Q6 ♣ T32 ♠ KQ
♥ A95432 ♦ T95 ♣ Q9 ♠ 93
♥ Q76543 ♦ J3 ♣ T52 ♠ 642
♥ QT873 ♦ AJ9 ♣ A7 ♠ QJ
♥ KJ8432 ♦ 53 ♣ QT5 ♠ Q92
♥ KQT53 ♦ AK8 ♣ K6 ♠ 73
♥ K9854 ♦ K854 ♣ QJ ♠ J63
♥ K9864 ♦ Q3 ♣ K32 ♠ AJ
♥ KQ7632 ♦ Q7 ♣ T62 ♠ 64
♥ AK9865 ♦ A96 ♣ K9 ♠ 94
♥ AQJ96 ♦ 43 ♣ J865 ♠ 63
♥ AQ9875 ♦ A43 ♣ T8 ♠ K4
♥ KQ642 ♦ Q96 ♣ K63 ♠ A5
♥ KQ7543 ♦ J5 ♣ J86 ♠ K6
♥ KJT764 ♦ 74 ♣ KT6 ♠ K5
♥ KQJT85 ♦ A63 ♣ 93 ♠ JT
♥ KQJ862 ♦ KJ9 ♣ KT ♠ J9
♥ Q87543 ♦ Q642 ♣ 2 ♠ T6
♥ QJ962 ♦ QT42 ♣ 87 ♠ T2
♥ QT8653 ♦ 98 ♣ AK5 ♠ T8
♥ K97654 ♦ AK6 ♣ T5
| 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) |
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