Board 01

Board 01

♠ A Q 8 2
♥ J 8
♦ A 3 2
♣ J 8 6 4
♠ K 4
♥ 7 6 4 3
♦ Q 9 8 5
♣ Q 9 7
N
W   E
 
S
♠ 7 6 3
♥ 10 5
♦ J 10 7 6
♣ A K 10 2
♠ J 10 9 5
♥ A K Q 9 2
♦ K 4
♣ 5 3

Dealer:

North

Vuln:

None

W N E S
1NT Pass 2♦
Pass 2♥ Pass 3♠
Pass 4♠ End

Contract:

4♠ by South

Lead:

♣7

With a strong hand and 5-4 in the majors, responder transfers to the 5-card suit and then forces to game by bidding the 4-card suit at the three level. Rebidding beyond 2NT is not an issue, because we want to play in game.

Here opener can support spades.