| + | West |
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8 5 |
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10 9 6 2 |
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A 6 5 4 |
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K Q J |
| East |
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Q J 10 9 6 4 |
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7 |
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Q J 7 2 |
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6 5 |
| + | South |
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K 3 |
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A J 8 5 |
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K 10 9 |
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9 8 7 2 |
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Bridge Deal
from the deal bank
You:
East
Dealer:
North
Vulnerability: N-S
Source:
HEX Jones 4805
For use by: Intermediate
Click on "q1" below to see question 1, and on "A1" to see the answer.
- Question
1
Should East overcall at the 2-level, with only 6 HCPs?
- Question
1
Should East overcall at the 2-level, with only 6 HCPs?
Answer
Is his suit good enough? Yes, 4 pretty certain Spade winners
Will it disrupt the enemy bidding? Lots, totally destroying their 1NT response systems.
Do we have favourable vulnerability? Yes.
Are you able to overcall in Spades, and force the enemy conversation up to the 2 level? Yes, maybe even higher!!
That's enough very good reasons, to overcome concern for the lack of HCP.
- Question
2
What should South bid in response?
- Question
2
What should South bid in response?
Answer
Well, it's no longer possible to bid Hearts, via Stayman, to find the Heart fit.
Some people might use "Lebensohl" to get out of the hole you've dug for them, but that can be confusing: was the 2NT natural, or a Lebensohl intermediate bid???. That lack of certainty might prevent them from bidding at all.
Other people's bidding
To examine how other people might have bid, look inside box #1 in the right-hand column (>>>), by clicking on the pink "+ button".
The card play
To see a suggested Opening Lead, look inside box #3 on the right (>>>).
Then make a plan! Think for a bit about how you'd play this contract.
Planning questions
If box #4 is there for this deal (>>>), see how others might have planned the play...
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