Review Question Answers – 1NTJT

The questions from 1-No Trump Jacoby Transfers are shown with answers and a short explanation.

Review Questions

Some questions may have more than one correct answer.

           
North/South Hands
    North
♠ A, 7, 3     
♥ A, 8, 4, 5, 3
♦ 4
♣A, 10, 6, 3		     South
♠ Q, 9, 4
♥ K, 10, 2
♦ A, Q, J, 10
♣ K, 9, 4

Answer the following questions related to the partnership above using Jacoby Transfer responses.

1. What does South open and why?

1 ♣1 ♦1 NT2 NT

South has 15 HCP and a balanced hand containing no voids, no singletons and no doubletons. 15 HCP is in the range of 15-17 HCP, so bid 1 No Trump.

 

2. How will North respond and why?

2 ♣2 ♦2 ♥2 NT

North has 12 HCP and 14 points. With a 5-card ♥ suit, North should bid 2 ♦, asking South to transfer to ♥.

 

3. How should South respond to North and why?

3 ♣3 ♦2 ♥3 ♥

South answers the Jacoby transfer request by bidding 2 ♥.

 

4. How does North respond to South’s bid and why?

3 ♥4 ♥2 NT3 NT

With 12 HCP and a 5-card ♥ suit, North bids 3 NT showing 5 ♥ and enough points to make a game bid.

 

5. How should South respond to North and why?

Pass4 ♣3 ♥4 ♥

South has 3 ♥, enough to support a 5-card suit. South should bid 4 ♥.

 

           
North/South Hands
    North
♠ K, J, 10, 5, 2, 4      
♥J, 2
♦ 5, 3
♣A, 10, 5		     South
♠ Q, 9, 8
♥ A, K, 9
♦ K, Q, 10
♣ K, 6, 3, 4

Answer the following questions related to the partnership above using Jacoby Transfer responses.

6. What does South open and why?

1 ♣1 ♦1 NT2 NT

South has 17 HCP and a balanced hand containing no voids, no singletons and no doubletons. 17 HCP is in the range of 15-17 HCP, so bid 1 No Trump.

 

7. How will North respond and why?

Pass2 ♣2 ♥2 ♠

North has 9 HCP. With a 6-card ♠ suit, North should bid 2 ♥, asking South to transfer to ♠.

 

8. How should South respond to North and why?

Pass3 ♦3 ♥2 ♠

South answers the Jacoby transfer request by bidding 2 ♠.

 

9. How does North respond to South’s bid and why?

3 ♠4 ♠2 NT3 NT

With 9 HCP and a 6-card ♠ suit, North bids 3 ♠ showing 6 ♥ but not enough points to make a game bid.

 

10. How does South respond to North’s bid and why?

Pass4 ♠3 NT4 NT

South has 17 HCP, enough for a game bid. South should bid 4 ♠.

 

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