Jacoby 2NT

Question 1

Pard opens 1S.

What do you bid to show a simple raise

with 3+ trumps and 6-10 points?

Answer 1

2S

Question 2

Pard opens 1S.

What do you bid

to show 4+ trumps and 10-12 points?

Answer 2

3S

Question 3

Pard opens 1S.

What do you bid

to show 3 trumps and 10-12 points?

Answer 3

Bid another suit

and then jump to 3S.

Question 4

Pard opens 1S.

What do you bid

to show pre-emptive raise with 5+ trumps,

no more than 7 HCP, and usually a void or singleton?

Answer 4

4S

Question 5

Pard opens 1S.

What do you bid

to show 4 trumps and 13+ points?

Answer 5

2NT

Question 6

In response to 2NT, what does Opener’s bid

of a new suit at 3-level show?

Answer 6

Singleton or void in that suit.

Re-evaluate your hand for “wasted values”

Question 7

S: A Q 9 7 S: K J T 6 3

H: 8 6 3 H: A 9 2

D: K Q J 5 D: 9

C: K J D: A 9 7 3

Answer 7

8-6-4-2 or A-5-3 in short suit are not wasted values.

K-Q-J-5 in W hand are wasted values. We would rather the K-Q-J were in a suit we are not planning to ruff where they might take tricks on their own.

Question 8

In response to 2NT, what does Opener’s bid

of a new suit at the 4-level show?

Answer 8

5-card suit with at least 2 of the top 3 honors.

(Opener had 2 strong 5-card suits)

Question 9

In response to 2NT, what does Opener’s bid

of 4 of the agreed major show?

Answer 9

Minimum opening hand with no shortness.

Therefore, no slam interest.

Question 10

In response to 2NT,

what does Opener’s bid of 3NT show?

Answer 10

15-18 points with no shortness

(some slam interest due to extra strength)

Question 11

In response to 2NT, what does Opener’s bid

of 3 of the agreed major show?

Answer 11

Maximum hand (18-21 pts) with no shortness

(strong slam interest due to extra strength)