The Right Overcall by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your opponents will have opened the bidding, and you might want to overcall (or not!)

Will you find all the right bids?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 8 3
♥ A K J 9 6
♦ Q 5 2
♣ 8 4 3

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♣
?

A: 1♥ - To make an overcall at the one-level, you need a (nice) five-card suit, but you can do it with less than opening values. It starts at eight points if the suit is good.

Here, you have only ten points, but a darn good suit. Bid your Hearts. It could direct the lead or find a fit.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A Q 8
♥ K 10 6 3
♦ 8 2
♣ A K 9 6

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
?

A: Double - You can't overcall 1NT without a stopper in their suit. With shortness in Diamonds, opening values and at least three cards in every unbid suit, you can make a take-out double.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ A J 9 6
♥ A K
♦ 7 5 2
♣ K 10 6 4

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
?

A: Pass - What could you bid? 1NT is impossible without a Diamond stopper, and you can't double without at least three Hearts. Five cards would be needed for a natural overcall.

You can only pass and hope that you will be able to bid something later.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A J 9 6
♥ A K
♦ 7 5 2
♣ K 10 6 4

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
Pass	1♥	Pass	2♥
?

A: Double - Look, it's the same hand as you had in question three, but a round of bidding later.

Now that your opponents have bid Hearts, you can make a take-out double. You are still showing opening values, but with shortness in Hearts.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A Q 9 6
♥ K Q 10 8
♦ 10 3
♣ A J 4

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♥
?

A: 1 NT - You can't make a take-out double with length in their suit. However, with 16 points and a good Heart stopper, you can overcall 1 NT.

Your result so far:

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