Overcalls by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have five hands where you might want to overcall your opponent's opening, but should you?

It's not a matter of points. Remember, you can have the strongest hand at the table and still pass.

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 8 3
♥ A Q 10 6 2
♦ 9 6 2
♣ K 7 2

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
?

A: 1♥ - You don't need opening values to overcall. With a 5-card suit, you can overcall at the 1-level with 8 points, as long as you have a nice suit.

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
?

A: Pass - You can't double without Spade support, nor can you bid 1NT with so few points, and you need a 5-card suit to overcall.

You have no choice but to pass, even with this many points.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

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

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
?

A: Double - You need a Diamond stopper to be able to overcall 1NT. Here, you can double, since you have 3-card support for every suit other than opener's.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A Q 3
♥ K 9
♦ Q J 10
♣ A 9 6 4 2

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♠
?

A: 1 NT - A No-Trump overcall shows the same strength as a 1NT opener, but with a stopper in the opponent's suit. It's better than a 2-level minor-suit overcall, which would usually show a 6-card suit.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

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

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♣
?

A: Pass - Just because you can overcall with less than an opener, that does not mean you should overcall. With such a weak suit, you need to pass.

You don't want to get your partner off to a bad opening lead.

Your result so far:

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