Bid 2 by Responder: Responder SUPPORTS the opener's suit
Responder rebids the opener's suit at the following levels:
• 6-9 pts - single raise
• 10-12 pts - double raise
• 13-16 pts - triple raise or
2 NT
• 17-20 pts Major Suit -
3 NT
• 17-20 pts Minor Suit - quadruple raise or
3 NT
If the responder's Bid 2 is
2 NT or
3 NT , the responder is
SUPPORTING the opener's bid suit as follows:
• If the Opener's Bid 1 is a
major suit and the Responder's bid (Bid 2) is
2 NT (Jacoby) , the responder has 4+cards in the bid major suit plus 13 to 16 points, enough for a game in that major suit. The Jacoby 2 NT asks the opener to show its hand features in hopes of exploring a slam bid. (See the web page for the
Jacoby 2NT response for more information.) The opener can make a bid to show features, or just bid game level in that major suit.
• If the Opener's Bid 1 is a minor suit and Responder's bid (Bid 2) is 2 NT , the responder has 5+cards in the bid minor suit plus 13 to 16 points, enough for a game in No Trump, but not enough for a game in that minor suit. The opener can make a bid to 3 NT , or with enough points, bid 5-level game in that minor suit.
• If the Responder's Bid 2 is 3 NT , the partner's artificial jump-shift bid places the partnership in the range of at least a game in a minor suit. Depending upon the opener's point count range, there is planty of bidding room to bid a game or even explore a slam.