Deal 9	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass  BID        North opens 1NT. What do you respond?
	♠ A Q 10 7 5 ♥ A 4 ♦ 9 8 6 ♣ K Q 5

 

Deal 9	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♥ pass 2♠ pass  BID      With 16 points you have to be thinking about slam. But first things first, start the transfer process by bidding 2♥. What is your next bid after partner's 2♠?
	♠ A Q 10 7 5 ♥ A 4 ♦ 9 8 6 ♣ K Q 5

 

Deal 9	♠ K J ♥ K Q 9 ♦ K 10 3 ♣ A J 7 4		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 2♥ pass 2♠ pass 4NT pass 6NT pass pass pass With 16 points you want to make an invitation to slam, but you also need to let partner know that you only have 5 ♠s so that he can play notrump when he only has a doubleton ♠. The BEST way to say both these things is to bid 4NT. This is similar to the 2NT bid in Deal 2. But you can see the problem with the bid - if partner mistakes it for Blackwood 4NT things could get very confused. So don't use this unless you know both of you are on the same wavelength. Here both partners understood the bid and North bid 6NT.  Deal 10
	♠ A Q 10 7 5 ♥ A 4 ♦ 9 8 6 ♣ K Q 5