Invitational hand with 5 spades and 5 hearts
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Dealer:
West
| W | N | E | S |
| 1NT | Pass | 2♦ | Pass |
| 2♥ | Pass | 2♠ |
An invitational hand with five spades and five hearts, begins with a transfer to hearts and then forces for one round by rebidding 2♠. This is counter-intuitive because normally with two 5-card suits you show the higher first.
Opener assumes you have five cards in the suit you transferred to, and four cards in the second suit. (She doesn't know yet that you have five spades.) She proceeds as follows:
4+ spades, minimum points => 3♠
4+ spades, maximum points => 4♠
3+ hearts, minimum points => 3♥
3+ hearts, maximum points => 4♥
3 spades and 2 hearts, minimum points => 2NT
3 spades and 2 hearts, maximum points => 3NT
You now convert any NT bid to spades at the lowest level.