Strong hand with 4 spades and 5 hearts

Strong hand with 4 spades and 5 hearts

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

Dealer:

West

W N E S
1NT Pass 2♦ Pass
2♥ Pass 3♠

A strong hand with four spades and five hearts, begins with a transfer to hearts and then forces to game by rebidding 3♠.

Opener assumes you have five cards in the suit you transferred to, and four cards in the second suit. She proceeds as follows:

4+ spades => 4♠

3+ hearts => 4♥

3 spades and 2 hearts => 3NT