Deal 24	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH pass 1NT pass 2♣ 2♠  BID      After you open 1NT partner bids 2♣, then East says 2♠. What do you say next?
	♠ 9 8 ♥ K J 4 ♦ A Q J 7 ♣ A 10 8 5

 

Deal 24	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH pass 1NT pass 2♣ 2♠ pass pass 3NT pass  BID    After you open 1NT partner bids 2♣, then East says 2♠. What do you say next? Basically you said your say when you opened 1NT. You don't have a 4-card Major and you have a minimum hand. The best way to convey this information to partner is to pass. At which point partner jumps to 3NT. What do you say?
	♠ 9 8 ♥ K J 4 ♦ A Q J 7 ♣ A 10 8 5

 

Deal 24	♠ A Q 10 6 ♥ Q 7 ♦ 10 9 5 ♣ K 9 7 4		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH pass 1NT pass 2♣ 2♠ pass pass 3NT pass pass pass After you open 1NT partner bids 2♣, then East says 2♠. What do you say next? Basically you said your say when you opened 1NT. You don't have a 4-card Major and you have a minimum hand. The best way to convey this information to partner is to pass. At which point partner jumps to 3NT. What do you say? Pass, then "Thank you partner" when dummy comes down. The thing to remember is that partner is in charge. You describe your hand as well as you can and then sit back and let him make the decisions. Perhaps you would have doubled if you held his hand but he didn't.  Deal 25
	♠ 9 8 ♥ K J 4 ♦ A Q J 7 ♣ A 10 8 5