Partner opens 1NT and you have the following hand:
You
♠ K 8 7 5 4
♥ K 6 4
♦ 8
♣ Q 7 4 3
You don’t have enough to force to game so you must transfer to 2♠ and then bid 2NT. This describes your hand as closely as possible as partner knows you have 5 spades and about 9 points.
Let’s say partner bids 3♠ over 2NT. You now change your mind about your invitational hand because you get to add points for your shape. Raise partner to 4♠ to close out the bidding. Notice you only add for your shape after a fit is found.
One response to “Jacoby Transfers & When to Change Your Mind”
I prefer to bid 2C Stayman followed by 2S to show an UNBALANCED invitational hand. This doesn’t work with hearts if you play “garbage Stayman”. Obviously if partner bids 2S over 2C I will raise to game. Interestingly a hand like this showed up in Appeals Case #1 in Reno.
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