Jump to Game Second Bid : Bridge Online

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If you jump to game immediately, you promise a weak hand with good trump support. However, a jump to game at your second turn to bid is more likely to based on a strong hand.

	♠ QJ76
	♥ K9
	♦ AQT98
	♣ Q7
♠ 43		♠ T52
♥ AJT7		♥ Q86543
♦ 743		♦ 62
♣ T642		♣ 53
	♠ AK98
	♥ 2
	♦ KJ5
	♣ AKJ98

South	West	North	East
1♣	P	1♦	P
1♠	P	4♠	P
4NT	P	5♦	P
6♠	P	P	P

North's jump to 4♠ shows enough strength for game even if the opening bidder has a minimum hand. Here, South has 19 HCP, an outside singleton and KJ5 as side support for North's diamonds. That makes the hand very strong, so South checks for Aces and bids the slam.

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