Hand 452 — 2NT Stayman and Gerber
Play this handThe Deal
North
♠
A Q J 8
♥
A Q J
♦
A K
♣
9 8 7 6
West
♠
4 3 2
♥
5 4 3 2
♦
6 5 4 3
♣
10 5
East
♠
10 9
♥
K 10 9 8
♦
Q J 2
♣
K 6 5 4
South
♠
K 7 6 5
♥
7 6
♦
10 9 8 7
♣
A Q J
North: 21 HCP, 4-3-2-4 (bal)
East: 9 HCP, 2-4-3-4 (bal)
South: 10 HCP, 4-2-4-3 (bal)
West: 0 HCP, 3-4-4-2 (bal)
Bidding Sequence
| N | E | S | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2NT | Pass | 3C | Pass |
| 3S | Pass | 4C | Pass |
| 4S | Pass | 6S | Pass |
| Pass | Pass |
Final Comments
In 6 spades we look at our 2 hands.
We need to take both the heart and the club finesses.
Just one needs to win.
On the 3rd heart we discard a diamond and trump the 4th in hand.
We can also trump the 4th club in dummy, and our contract is made.
Planning
Stayman asked opener for his 4 card major. We can do that for both 1NT, and 2NT openings.
We do need to have a 4c support in one of the majors, and if we could do both that would be really great.