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Reply to 1 No Trump - 6 or More Points
After your partner has done an opening bid of 1 No Trump, your bid then depends on your reply points. If the value of your hand is 6 points or more, you then have the following options :
- If you have at least 4 cards in either hearts or spades (a 'major' suit), you should bid 2 Clubs (the Stayman convention). This means that you are asking for your partner to respond with 2 Hearts or 2 Spades if he or she has a 4-card major suit.
- If you have no major suit with 4 cards, you should bid 2 No Trumps.
Example 1
Here you have an ace, a king, and a doubleton, giving you 8 points. You have a 4-card major suit, hearts, so the correct reply to 1 No Trump is 2 Clubs.
Note
When you bid 2 Clubs using this convention, the bid is not indicative in any way of the strength or length of your hand in clubs.
Example 2
Here you have an ace, a queen and 2 jacks, giving you 8 points. As you have no 4-card major, and a flat hand, you should bid 2 No Trumps.
Note
If you have 10 or more points, you may consider going direct to a game or even a slam bid.