Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Jacoby Transfers - What do you bid after you Transfer to Spades? (Easier)

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

This post combines several posts together. To look at the different responses individually, read the following posts:
Jacoby Transfers - What to bid after you Transfer to Spades and you have a FIVE card suit? (Easier)
Jacoby Transfers - What to bid after you Transfer to Spades and you have a SIX card suit? (Easier)

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)
4NT A five card ♠ suit with 16 or 17 HCP
6♠ A six card ♠ suit with small slam forcing values (about 18 or 19 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

♠AQ7632
♥K9
♦K9
♣KQJ



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



Hand 48

♠AK9852
♥J85
♦AJ
♣AJ



Hand 49

♠QT942
♥QT6
♦K
♣9875



Hand 50

♠A9742
♥KT
♦KT32
♣53



Hand 51

♠AKQJ72
♥A5
♦JT4
♣K3



Hand 52

♠K98732
♥J2
♦AJ6
♣T4



Hand 53

♠KT982
♥K95
♦K7
♣A54



Hand 54

♠98653
♥94
♦T
♣AT962



Hand 55

♠T86532
♥A4
♦QJ7
♣J2



Hand 56

♠KJ932
♥8
♦9542
♣T94



Hand 57

♠AK9543
♥542
♦72
♣Q5



Hand 58

♠AKT843
♥T82
♦J5
♣T7



Hand 59

♠AKQ962
♥T7
♦A84
♣85



Hand 60

♠KQJT62
♥82
♦A72
♣53



Hand 61

♠AQT984
♥984
♦QT
♣K4



Hand 62

♠AT9432
♥AK
♦A3
♣K75



Hand 63

♠JT8764
♥98
♦Q873
♣8



Hand 64

♠A85432
♥J85
♦A3
♣J7



Hand 65

♠AKT743
♥A2
♦J6
♣Q43



Hand 66

♠QJ9842
♥A8
♦T4
♣J97



Hand 67

♠AJ9432
♥K5
♦T53
♣62



Hand 68

♠AK6432
♥72
♦K7
♣K97



Hand 69

♠QJ432
♥A72
♦KQ
♣432



Hand 70

♠KJ862
♥T7
♦74
♣AJT2



Hand 71

♠KQJT63
♥QJ
♦965
♣J6



Hand 72

♠QJ932
♥QJT
♦943
♣KJ



Hand 73

♠T9752
♥T92
♦4
♣KT82



Hand 74

♠KT8742
♥53
♦AJ5
♣AJ



Hand 75

♠AKQ72
♥972
♦76
♣942



Hand 76

♠AKJ973
♥K95
♦KQ
♣K8



Hand 77

♠AKT954
♥74
♦AK
♣743



Hand 78

♠T98765
♥A9
♦A4
♣AQ9



Hand 79

♠QT9875
♥8
♦9763
♣K8



Hand 80

♠AJ8543
♥J96
♦Q9
♣95



Hand 81

♠KQ7543
♥Q2
♦K42
♣JT



Hand 82

♠KQ9876
♥K6
♦J3
♣876



Hand 83

♠KT753
♥AJ
♦J53
♣Q85



Hand 84

♠KQJ943
♥A7
♦J4
♣A84



Hand 85

♠J9765
♥QJ3
♦T
♣J863



Hand 86

♠AKJ96
♥76
♦J42
♣952



Hand 87

♠K98643
♥42
♦8643
♣7



Hand 88

♠KQT62
♥Q2
♦64
♣AQ95



Hand 89

♠KJ642
♥972
♦QT8
♣T2



Hand 90

♠QJ6532
♥QJT
♦K3
♣98



Hand 91

♠QT8764
♥32
♦K2
♣AJ3



Hand 92

♠J87532
♥KJT
♦53
♣A5



Hand 93

♠KQJ987
♥J4
♦AQ3
♣AQ



Hand 94

♠AJ7654
♥A4
♦76
♣983



Hand 95

♠A8652
♥T7
♦AK9
♣J95



Hand 96

♠KJ9642
♥63
♦J52
♣A5



Hand 97

♠JT7642
♥QJ
♦A9
♣J73



Hand 98

♠AKQ643
♥K64
♦J9
♣T6



Hand 99

♠AJ652
♥KT2
♦KJ
♣J82



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