Responding

Here is your hand:

♠J95432
♥
♦AT3
♣A973

Partner is Dealer and opens the bidding 1♥. The Opponents are silent during the auction. What is your call now?

Show Answer

1♠

You are too weak to bid 2♠ to show a strong hand with a six card suit and too strong to bid 2♠ to show a weak hand with a six card ♠ suit.

So if you play Strong Jump Shifts you are too weak.

If you play Weak Jump Shifts you are too strong.