Strong hand with 5 spades and 4 hearts

Strong hand with 5 spades and 4 hearts

N
W   E
 
S
K Q 8 6 5
K Q 6 5
7 4
A 3

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