Deal 10	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass  BID      North opens 1NT. What do you say?
	♠ K 10 4 2 ♥ A Q 10 9 6 3 ♦ - ♣ 8 7 4

 

Deal 10	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♠ pass  BID    North opens 1NT. What do you say? Even when you hold a 6-card Major, if you have 4 cards in the other Major you use Stayman. Partner answers 2♠. What do you bid?
	♠ K 10 4 2 ♥ A Q 10 9 6 3 ♦ - ♣ 8 7 4

 

Deal 10	♠ A Q J 9 ♥ K J ♦ Q 7 6 4 ♣ Q 5 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♣ pass 2♠ pass 4♠ pass pass pass North opens 1NT. What do you say? Even when you hold a 6-card Major, if you have 4 cards in the other Major you use Stayman. Partner answers 2♠. What do you bid? You've found an 8-card Major fit and you know there are enough points for game. So you bid 4♠. Yes, but you already knew you had an 8-card ♥ fit since partner's 1NT promised at least 2 ♥s. In fact, you could play game in either Major. However, it is often better to play in a 4-4 fit rather than a 5-3 or 6-2. This hand shows why. Played in ♥s you will make exactly 10 tricks with any opening lead. Played in ♠s you will again make 10 tricks when the defenders start with their 3 ♣ winners. If they start with anything else you are very likely to make 1 or 2 overtricks by discarding dummy losers on your ♥ suit.  Deal 11
	♠ K 10 4 2 ♥ A Q 10 9 6 3 ♦ - ♣ 8 7 4