Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Jacoby Transfers - What to bid after you Transfer to Spades and you have a SIX 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. 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 have the values for a game. 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.

You can instead bid 6♠. This will show a slam hand with a SIX card major.

♠KQT632
♥A9
♦KQ2
♣A2

Here you want to force a small slam. Partner has at least 15 HCP and together you have the values for a small slam. But you also want to play in your major. 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:
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)
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

♠K97432
♥AKT
♦T9
♣53



Hand 2

♠KJ6543
♥93
♦J86
♣AQ



Hand 3

♠QJ8754
♥43
♦85
♣AJ7



Hand 4

♠AJ9752
♥KJ2
♦QT
♣T9



Hand 5

♠QJT654
♥KJ
♦AKT
♣A2



Hand 6

♠T97652
♥AJ
♦AJ2
♣A8



Hand 7

♠K87532
♥Q93
♦64
♣K5



Hand 8

♠KJ8532
♥T72
♦4
♣J72



Hand 9

♠QJT652
♥QT
♦AK4
♣QJ



Hand 10

♠QT8532
♥A2
♦JT5
♣J3



Hand 11

♠KQ8742
♥J8
♦96
♣Q64



Hand 12

♠AKJT64
♥654
♦J8
♣A6



Hand 13

♠KJT542
♥652
♦42
♣KJ



Hand 14

♠AQ9843
♥K3
♦743
♣K6



Hand 15

♠QJ9743
♥QT
♦95
♣A73



Hand 16

♠AT9432
♥AT
♦A95
♣73



Hand 17

♠T87532
♥A73
♦75
♣A9



Hand 18

♠A98763
♥A42
♦JT
♣T6



Hand 19

♠AKJ875
♥K4
♦97
♣JT7



Hand 20

♠AQT863
♥K8
♦K3
♣Q92



Hand 21

♠AKQT53
♥AK6
♦95
♣Q5



Hand 22

♠AQ9832
♥74
♦AT7
♣76



Hand 23

♠AQ9853
♥94
♦T4
♣T84



Hand 24

♠KJT862
♥
♦J83
♣9864



Hand 25

♠AKT762
♥A6
♦A5
♣A85



Hand 26

♠K97543
♥Q4
♦Q32
♣AJ



Hand 27

♠QJ9632
♥J7
♦Q5
♣AK4



Hand 28

♠KT9853
♥862
♦J5
♣A2



Hand 29

♠KJ8763
♥84
♦97
♣KQ7



Hand 30

♠J85432
♥73
♦KJ
♣A94



Hand 31

♠QJ9852
♥AQJ
♦JT
♣93



Hand 32

♠T98743
♥Q54
♦K9
♣A9



Hand 33

♠KQ9653
♥85
♦K76
♣72



Hand 34

♠AKJT95
♥J52
♦72
♣94



Hand 35

♠J97653
♥AT8
♦K7
♣A5



Hand 36

♠KJ9863
♥64
♦72
♣A63



Hand 37

♠QJ9852
♥T8
♦Q6
♣K53



Hand 38

♠Q96432
♥K43
♦K6
♣95



Hand 39

♠A97543
♥T62
♦A8
♣AQ



Hand 40

♠AQ9874
♥T8
♦Q8
♣J42



Hand 41

♠AK8765
♥52
♦Q9
♣Q32



Hand 42

♠KJT543
♥T
♦JT762
♣2



Hand 43

♠AJ8532
♥J86
♦K8
♣94



Hand 44

♠QJT876
♥AJ7
♦T2
♣J9



Hand 45

♠KJ9652
♥93
♦A7
♣Q64



Hand 46

♠JT8652
♥75
♦AK5
♣94



Hand 47

♠AJT732
♥AQ3
♦KJ
♣93



Hand 48

♠T98643
♥KQ
♦J8
♣KT3



Hand 49

♠AK8743
♥43
♦97
♣Q76



Hand 50

♠KQT962
♥65
♦87
♣A63



Hand 51

♠AJT852
♥KJ2
♦54
♣JT



Hand 52

♠KJ9862
♥843
♦T
♣874



Hand 53

♠AKQ653
♥T63
♦K8
♣T2



Hand 54

♠AKJT97
♥652
♦32
♣Q5



Hand 55

♠AK7532
♥T7
♦A85
♣AK



Hand 56

♠AT9872
♥A83
♦63
♣65



Hand 57

♠K98765
♥94
♦Q73
♣96



Hand 58

♠KQJ654
♥94
♦K3
♣KQT



Hand 59

♠AT9876
♥J4
♦86
♣A84



Hand 60

♠AK9843
♥AT9
♦AK
♣73



Hand 61

♠QJ8432
♥A86
♦J7
♣J8



Hand 62

♠QJT942
♥AQ4
♦Q7
♣A5



Hand 63

♠AT8765
♥K87
♦Q7
♣65



Hand 64

♠AK9743
♥QJT
♦92
♣53



Hand 65

♠JT9654
♥5
♦K
♣JT963



Hand 66

♠T76432
♥AK8
♦JT
♣73



Hand 67

♠KJ9642
♥Q5
♦A4
♣763



Hand 68

♠AKJ853
♥AQ
♦52
♣976



Hand 69

♠Q87653
♥98
♦92
♣AQ6



Hand 70

♠KJ9873
♥Q8
♦KT4
♣74



Hand 71

♠QJT864
♥K95
♦A8
♣83



Hand 72

♠KQ9865
♥95
♦AQ5
♣K4



Hand 73

♠AJT872
♥A4
♦A93
♣86



Hand 74

♠AKT875
♥T85
♦K3
♣73



Hand 75

♠AQT942
♥JT8
♦76
♣K5



Hand 76

♠A87643
♥6
♦J5
♣T973



Hand 77

♠AKJ762
♥85
♦AT4
♣98



Hand 78

♠JT9764
♥
♦532
♣T974



Hand 79

♠QT9543
♥T42
♦T72
♣4



Hand 80

♠KJT942
♥Q3
♦K2
♣J64



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