Jacoby 2NT Response to 1♥ or 1♠
SAYC recommends 13+ HCPs for a game-forcing Jacoby 2NT response to 1♥ or 1♠.
Previous versions of Standard American require 16+ HCPs, and I prefer the older 16 HCP requirement.
Responder promises 3+card support (some pairs promise 4+card support) for Opener's major. Opener is asked to show a short suit, and rebids:
| 4-of-the-major | – weak Opener | |
1 | 2NT | |
| 4 | – Minimum or sub-minimum opener. | |
| 3-of-the-major | – Sound Opener, no short suit. | |
1 | 2NT | |
| 3 | – Good 1 opener, no shortness.
| |
| 3 NoTrump | – No short suit but semi-solid trumps. | |
| 1 | 2NT | |
| 3NT | – No shortness, good Hearts. | |
| 3-of-an-unbid-suit | – Short in the bid suit. | |
| 1 | 2NT | |
3 | – Shortness in Diamonds | |
| 4-of-a-new-suit | – Natural, 5-5 TWO-suiter. | |
| 1 | 2NT | |
4 | – 5+Hearts and 5+Clubs | |
Opener's rebids may be followed by
Key Card Blackwood (RKCB),
Cuebids, or
Sign-Offs in the agreed trump suit.
What do you do with a minimum hand AND a
short suit ?
Cuebids, or
Sign-Offs in the agreed trump suit.
Should you rebid 4-of-your-major to show the minimum, or
should you bid your short suit ? This is a matter of debate.
MY style is to show the minimum with a jump in the opened major.