Interfering bids - Preemptive double jump

• Question 1 (of 3 on this page)

  You are vulnerable. The enemy is not. Your LHO opened 1 Spade. Your partner overcalled "stop 3 Hearts".
  
  What does he mean ?

  1. Stop bidding, I want to play in 3 Hearts, and no more
  2. Pay attention
  3. I have an opening hand with at least 6-cards, typically 6 losers or fewer
  4. I have a weak hand, 6-10 HCP with at least a 7-card Heart suit
  5. I have a weak hand, 6-10 HCP with at least an 8-card Heart suit
  
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• Question 1 (of 3 on this page)

  You are vulnerable. The enemy is not. Your LHO opened 1 Spade. Your partner overcalled "stop 3 Hearts".
  
  What does he mean ?

  Answer
  3 ). I have an opening hand with at least 6-cards, typically 6 losers or fewer
  
  This is NOT a preempt, because it was a single jump overcall, missing out the one single bid of 2 Hearts. A Preemptive overcall aftyer 1 Spade will have to be at the 4-level
  
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• Question 2 (of 3 on this page)

  You are vulnerable. The enemy is not. Your LHO opened 1 Spade. Your partner overcalled "stop 4 Hearts".
  
  What does he mean ?

  1. Stop bidding, I want to play in 3 Hearts, and no more
  2. Pay attention
  3. I have an opening hand with at least 6-cards, typically 6 losers or fewer
  4. I have a weak hand, 6-10 HCP with at least a 7-card Heart suit
  5. I have a weak hand, 6-10 HCP with at least an 8-card Heart suit
  
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• Question 2 (of 3 on this page)

  You are vulnerable. The enemy is not. Your LHO opened 1 Spade. Your partner overcalled "stop 4 Hearts".
  
  What does he mean ?

  Answer
  5 .    I have a weak hand, 6-10 HCP with at least an 8-card Heart suit
  
  Preempting at the 4-level requires at least an 8-card suit.
  
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• Question 3 (of 3 on this page)

  You are vulnerable. The enemy is not. Your RHO was the dealer and opened the bidding with a call of 1 Diamond. You have this hand
  
  5 4
  A K 9 8 7 6 5
  3 2
  Q 2
  
  What should you bid ?

  1. pass
  2. double
  3. 1 Heart
  4. 2 Hearts
  5. 3 Hearts
  6. 4 Hearts
  
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• Question 3 (of 3 on this page)

  You are vulnerable. The enemy is not. Your RHO was the dealer and opened the bidding with a call of 1 Diamond. You have this hand
  
  5 4
  A K 9 8 7 6 5
  3 2
  Q 2
  
  What should you bid ?

  Answer
  1 .    pass
  
  With only 6 tricks in your hand that is not enough to preempt at the 3-level if you are vulnerable. You can only afford to go down 2 at the most, in case you are doubled, for a cost of 500 points. Going down three will cost you 800.
  
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