Board 04

Board 04

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

Dealer:

West

Vuln:

All

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

Contract:

4♠ by West

Lead:

♣2

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.