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Detail specifications 43FA - Level 3 ★
Responder's Bid after a Pre-empt Overcall
The responder after a strong 2 ♣ opening and an overcall in a suit
Example : You are in South. Your partner opened 2 ♣ and the LHO overcalled at 2♠
- Pass shows that game is out of reach HCP
- Double shows a regular hand with a maximum of 6-7 HCP
- A suit shoft shpws a 5+ cards suit and the values for game
- The cue-bid shows a shortness in the overcalled suit,no 5 cards major and the values for game
Example : You are in South. Your partner opened 2 ♣ and the LHO overcalled at 2♠
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2 |
2 |
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J 7 4 K 10 9 4 3 J 7 K Q J |
Exercise 25498 After the overcall, you can either pass of provide information to your partner. With the values for game, you should bid your nice 5 carder5ème.
Example : You are in South. Your partner opened 2 TRand the LHO overcalled at 2♠
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2 |
2 |
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J 7 4 10 9 4 3 J 7 3 10 9 8 |
Exercise 25552 Game seems out of reach ; Pass to show your weakness.
The responder after a strong 2 ♣ opening and a take-out double by the LHO
If not alerted by the opps, the double of a 2 ♣ opening shows a solit suit in ♣. The attitude of the responder will be similar to that after an overcall in a suit:
Example : You are in South and your partner openede 2 ♣ :
If not alerted by the opps, the double of a 2 ♣ opening shows a solit suit in ♣. The attitude of the responder will be similar to that after an overcall in a suit:
- With nothing interesting to show and less than 6-7HCP, he will pass
- With a good 5+ cards suit with a high honor and the calues for gamre , the responder bids his suit
- From 7HCP and with a regular hand , he must redouble
- 3♣ is a cue-bid and shows a shortness in ♣ (the suit shown by the double)
- Careful : 2 ♦ shows a nice suit and 6-7HCP...as it is not used as a relay anymore !
Example : You are in South and your partner openede 2 ♣ :
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2 |
X |
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10 4 A J 9 Q 7 3 2 K 9 8 6 |
Exercise 25555 Redouble with that strong balanced hand