Friday, May 8, 2026

Bidding After 1NT Opener Responds 2 Diamonds 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 do NOT have a 4 card major).

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 Diamonds to our Stayman Bid and we have Invitational Values (Easier)
Bidding After 1NT Opener Responds 2 Diamonds to our Stayman Bid and we have Game or Slam Forcing Values (Easier)

Summary that states your only possible responses in NT when Partner responds 2♦ to your 2♣ Stayman bid:
Bid What the bid means
2NT Partner I have about 8 or 9 points and at least one 4 card major.
3NT Partner I have about 10 to 15 points and at least one 4 card major.
6NT Partner I have about 18 or 19 points and at least one 4 card major.
7NT Partner I have at least 22 points and at least one 4 card major.

Notice that these bids are the exact same as they would be if Partner opened the bidding 1NT and you had a balanced hand with no 4 card major. You show the same hand but when you go through Stayman Partner now knows you have at least one 4 card major. (This doesn't actually matter since the 1NT bidder denied having one with the 2♦ bid.)

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 NO 4 card major. It says nothing else about Partner's hand. With that in mind it is your turn to bid. What will you respond?

Hand 1

♠J9
♥A875
♦T82
♣A652



Hand 2

♠AK8
♥K942
♦A7
♣KQT2



Hand 3

♠QJ62
♥KQT
♦J7
♣K853



Hand 4

♠A5
♥J983
♦K86
♣AK73



Hand 5

♠AQJT
♥A7
♦A62
♣AT94



Hand 6

♠KJ53
♥KJ92
♦K3
♣J76



Hand 7

♠AT
♥AJT7
♦AJ
♣AJT94



Hand 8

♠T98
♥KT94
♦AJ95
♣J3



Hand 9

♠AK83
♥K95
♦A9
♣T943



Hand 10

♠T7
♥QJ93
♦KQT74
♣J3



Hand 11

♠73
♥K872
♦A763
♣Q43



Hand 12

♠AJT5
♥QJ9
♦J6
♣T974



Hand 13

♠K873
♥QJ4
♦KQ54
♣82



Hand 14

♠T742
♥T6
♦K9
♣AQ974



Hand 15

♠A5
♥J753
♦K42
♣KJ72



Hand 16

♠KQT5
♥J97
♦A732
♣KT



Hand 17

♠KJ54
♥AK54
♦K7
♣A72



Hand 18

♠KT6
♥KQ87
♦A985
♣A8



Hand 19

♠A986
♥AKQ8
♦A4
♣Q42



Hand 20

♠AKT6
♥A53
♦AK42
♣J2



Hand 21

♠JT43
♥KJ74
♦A4
♣862



Hand 22

♠KJ87
♥A974
♦KT4
♣T4



Hand 23

♠J2
♥KQ65
♦JT5
♣A872



Hand 24

♠AT7
♥Q942
♦QT
♣AK62



Hand 25

♠AJT5
♥KT
♦32
♣AK983



Hand 26

♠J8
♥J652
♦KT4
♣AQJ9



Hand 27

♠Q532
♥KQ95
♦85
♣JT5



Hand 28

♠AK54
♥T3
♦T3
♣AK962



Hand 29

♠KQ92
♥7543
♦KT9
♣A3



Hand 30

♠A987
♥Q7
♦QT5
♣J954



Hand 31

♠AK83
♥A6
♦965
♣AKJ8



Hand 32

♠AK74
♥954
♦K975
♣K3



Hand 33

♠JT84
♥A4
♦AJ976
♣83



Hand 34

♠J963
♥QJ7
♦J985
♣A9



Hand 35

♠K532
♥T94
♦KQT4
♣K4



Hand 36

♠A7
♥QJ65
♦J9872
♣72



Hand 37

♠Q72
♥AQ87
♦AKT7
♣A9



Hand 38

♠A86
♥Q632
♦A974
♣J2



Hand 39

♠8753
♥T9
♦AQJ53
♣J9



Hand 40

♠A7
♥AQ83
♦AJ86
♣A54



Hand 41

♠K643
♥AJ42
♦A4
♣AQ2



Hand 42

♠KT73
♥KT6
♦AT
♣KJ73



Hand 43

♠AT9
♥A852
♦92
♣KQJ4



Hand 44

♠AK96
♥Q7
♦873
♣8632



Hand 45

♠A5
♥Q872
♦AKQ9
♣Q92



Hand 46

♠AJ73
♥Q3
♦J963
♣A83



Hand 47

♠A2
♥KJ73
♦53
♣AQJ96



Hand 48

♠KJ6
♥AK86
♦A7
♣K976



Hand 49

♠A876
♥76
♦T7
♣KQ742



Hand 50

♠KT
♥KT84
♦QT5
♣QT98



Hand 51

♠AJ
♥Q973
♦A82
♣AQ85



Hand 52

♠A73
♥J432
♦AQ52
♣A2



Hand 53

♠98
♥JT42
♦A93
♣AJ73



Hand 54

♠AJ7
♥AJ85
♦KQ97
♣A8



Hand 55

♠83
♥9873
♦AK54
♣AK4



Hand 56

♠T973
♥KQ86
♦J83
♣KT



Hand 57

♠A9
♥AKQ6
♦Q4
♣AT764



Hand 58

♠QJ64
♥A3
♦K84
♣AK94



Hand 59

♠AKT4
♥8652
♦K76
♣Q2



No comments:

Post a Comment