Strong hand with 5 spades and 4 hearts
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Dealer:
West
| W | N | E | S |
| 1NT | Pass | 2♥ | Pass |
| 2♠ | Pass | 3♥ |
A strong hand with five spades and four hearts, begins with a transfer to spades 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+ hearts => 4♥
3+ spades => 4♠
2 spades and 3 hearts => 3NT