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Detail specifications 43QB - Level 2 ★

Jump pre-empts by responder

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The responder after an overcall (and after he initially passed)
In response to partner's openeing and after an overcall Jump shifts by responser are weak:
  • 4 tob 8HCP depending on vulnerability
  • At the 2 level, they show a six card Major
  • At the 3 level, they show a seven card suit

Caution !
  • If responder has initially passed, his jump is not pre-empt, but a 'Meet Me' bid.....
  • If the opps have not overcalled, a Jump by responder shows a Major two-suiter...

SWNE
1
1
2
Pass
A
J
10
8
5
4
7
6
7
6
5
J
7
Problème 20067
2♠ describes well your weak hand with a six card spade suit .
 
SWNE
1
1
3
6
4
6
K
9
7
Q
J
10
9
5
4
3
Problème 20070
3 ♦ pre-empt is pretty straightforward. Your partner willo know you have a weak hand with 7 cards in ♦ ... and you are getting in the way of your opponents...
 
 
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