Meaning | |
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4 | At least 6 hearts and game values, requiring partner to rebid 4. |
4 | At least 6 spades and game values, requiring partner to rebid 4. |
Texas Transfers can also be used after a natural 2NT opening. The same rules apply except responder can obviously have a weaker hand when committing to game.
Note that 4 and 4 promise game values, but deny slam values. With a hand interested in slam, responder should start with a Jacoby Transfer and make a forcing rebid at his next turn.
West | East | |||||
AQT7 | 5 | |||||
96 | AJT8742 | |||||
A764 | K5 | |||||
KQJ | T86 | |||||
1NT 4 |
North Pass All Pass |
4! |
South Pass |
Holding a 7-card heart suit and sufficient values for game, East bids
West | East | |||||
A2 | KQ9873 | |||||
JT54 | A2 | |||||
AQ4 | J3 | |||||
AJT2 | 986 | |||||
1NT 4 |
North Pass All Pass |
4! |
South Pass |
With a 6-card spade suit and game-going values, East bids
West | East | |||||
AK5 | QT7632 | |||||
AQ3 | K92 | |||||
AQ4 | T6 | |||||
QT43 | 75 | |||||
2NT 4 |
North Pass All Pass |
4! |
South Pass |
Texas Transfers also work when you open 2NT. East has just enough values to warrant game.
If the opponents compete over 1NT, Texas Transfers are only on if the interference is lower than 3. If the opponents compete over a 2NT opening bid, then Texas is off entirely.
West | East | |||||
AK84 | 52 | |||||
J9 | AKT8632 | |||||
A752 | 43 | |||||
KJT | Q2 | |||||
1NT 4 |
North Dbl All Pass |
4! |
South Pass |
4 is a Texas Transfer, requiring partner to rebid 4.
West | East | |||||
97 | KJT86432 | |||||
AQJ8 | 54 | |||||
KT73 | A | |||||
AQ2 | 65 | |||||
1NT 4 |
North 3 All Pass |
4! |
South Pass |
4 is a Texas Transfer asking partner to bid
West | East | |||||
AK94 | QJ2 | |||||
T82 | KQJ7654 | |||||
Q7 | 54 | |||||
AQJ2 | 8 | |||||
1NT |
North 3 |
4 |
South All Pass |
4 is natural because North's overcall was higher than 3.
1NT 2 |
2! 4 |
1NT 2 |
2! 4 |
What do they mean now? These sequences show mild slam interest in hearts and spades respectively. Opener is allowed to make some exploratory noises with a good hand. In practice, I have never seen these auctions actually entice opener to push on toward slam. Especially if you play super-accepts in conjunction with Jacoby Transfers. In that case, opener's
Texas Transfers are attributed independently to American player David Carter of St. Louis, Missouri and Mr. Olle Willner of Sweden.
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