Bridge Basics: Your Easy Guide to Winning

In this episode, we explore Stayman and Texas transfers in bridge bidding. Learn how Stayman helps find major suit fits and how Texas transfers indicate strong hands with long major suits. Enhance your bidding strategy and improve your game.

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Stayman and Texas transfers are popular bidding conventions in bridge, especially after a partner opens with 1NT.

Stayman helps find a 4-4 major suit fit. The responder bids 2♣, asking if the opener has a four-card major. The opener replies with 2♦ if they don’t have a four-card major. If they do, they’ll bid 2♥ for hearts or 2♠ for spades. This way, partners can locate a major suit fit before deciding on the final contract.

Texas transfers are used to show a 6-card major suit. Instead of bidding the major suit directly, the responder bids the suit below it. For example, bidding 2♦ transfers to hearts, so the opener must bid 2♥. Bidding 2♥ transfers to spades, and the opener must bid 2♠. Texas transfers usually indicate a strong hand with a long major, aiming for game contracts.

Stayman is great for exploring major suit fits with at least four cards. Texas transfers focus on showing a long major suit and often a stronger hand.

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