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2-suited Overcall - Landy over 1NT
- Question 1
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How many clubs do you need to overcall by bidding "2 Clubs" after an opening bid of 1NT?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9
10. none
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- Answer 1
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How many clubs do you need to overcall by bidding "2 Clubs" after an opening bid of 1NT?
( 10 ). none
Your bid does NOT mean Clubs, so it's important your partner knows and agrees this!
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- Question 2
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What does your 2 Club bid promise ?
1. Stayman (one or two 4-card Majors)
2. Stayman with 11+ HCP
3. 2 good majors
4. 2 good majors with a losing trick count of only 6 or 7
5. 2 good 4-card suits
6. 2 good 4-card suits & 10 points
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- Answer 2
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What does your 2 Club bid promise ?
( 4 ). 2 good majors with a losing trick count of only 6 or 7
But a losing trick count of 6 is needed if you are vulnerable. The LTC is a measure of how well your honours are concentrated in the right place . . in the long Majors.
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- Question 3
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How good do your Majors need to be when you overcall 1NT by bidding 2 Clubs (Landy)?
1. Minimum length 5-5
2. Minimum length 5-4
3. Minimum length 4-4
4. Minimum length 5-5 and all the points
5. Minimum length 5-4 and all the points
6. Minimum length 4-4 and all the points
7. Minimum length 5-5 and 90% of the points
8. Minimum length 5-4 and 90% of the points
9. Minimum length 4-4 and 90% of the points
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- Answer 3
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How good do your Majors need to be when you overcall 1NT by bidding 2 Clubs (Landy)?
( 8 ). Minimum length 5-4 and 90% of the points
Pretty well all your HCP need to be in the Majors. Losing trick count is a good way of looking at point strength, since it measures the needed concentration of points in the right suits, but it's not the only test you need to apply. (Also, you should only consider 4-4 Major shape under very special circumstances).
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- Question 4
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You should only consider 4-4 Major shape under very special circumstances. Why?
1. might get a bad fit
2. you might be too weak
3. you need a singleton
4. you don't much like Landy
5. something else
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- Answer 4
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You should only consider 4-4 Major shape under very special circumstances. Why?
( 5 ). something else
It's best not to "Landy" with only two four-card Majors, because you could end up in a terrible 4-2 six-card fit, with fewer trumps than the enemy. Only do it with 4-4 if: (a) they are both good suits, and (b) you're not vulnerable, and (c) have a 6-loser hand, and (d) you have a singleton. So, not often!
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- Question 5
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What does a 2-diamond response mean from the Landy bidder's partner?
1. my Major's are the same length, tell me which is your longest Major
2. I have 10-12 HCP
3. either of the previous two meanings
4. neither of them
5. my Majors are too short, I prefer diamonds or clubs
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- Answer 5
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What does a 2-diamond response mean from the Landy bidder's partner?
( 3 ). either of the previous two meanings
Obviously, partner does not know which of the first two that you mean, so will reply to the first (stating his longest Major), allowing you to find the best fit, and either then pass, or rebid 2NT if your meaning was that you have 10-12.
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- Question 6
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Your partner overcalls the enemy opening 1NT bid with a Landy bid. So the bidding has gone 1NT-2C-pass. You have this 5-HCP 8-loser hand
J 3
4
J 10 8
Q J 9 8 7 6 5
How should you respond?1. pass
2. 2 NT
3. 3 clubs
4. 3 NT
5. 4 clubs
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- Answer 6
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Your partner overcalls the enemy opening 1NT bid with a Landy bid. So the bidding has gone 1NT-2C-pass. You have this 5-HCP 8-loser hand
( 1 ). pass J 3 4 J 10 8 Q J 9 8 7 6 5
How should you respond?
It's only if you have 7 clubs that you can pass a Landy 2 Club overcall. This hand might get to 3 clubs, or even 4 depending on your partner's bid, but any Game call is unlikely given your partner's long Majors and your likely 5 losers in the minors.
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- Question 7
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What does it mean if partner passes your 2 Club overcall?
1. I'm weak
2. I'm weak but I have 5 clubs
3. I'm weak and I have 7 clubs
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- Answer 7
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What does it mean if partner passes your 2 Club overcall?
( 3 ). I'm weak and I have 7 clubs
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- Question 8
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What would you bid after your Right Hand opponent has opened the bidding with 1NT? You are not vunerable.You have this 12-HCP 6.5-loser hand
Q 4 3 2 K 9 7 6 5 A J K J
1. pass
2. 2 Clubs (Landy)
3. 2 Diamonds
4. 2 Hearts
5. 2 Spades
6. doubled
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- Answer 8
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What would you bid after your Right Hand opponent has opened the bidding with 1NT? You are not vunerable.You have this 12-HCP 6.5-loser hand
( 1 ). pass Q 4 3 2 K 9 7 6 5 A J K J
Although your Majors are long enough, and although you have enough point strength, the Majors are too weak to use a Landy overcall. Too much of the strength is in the short minors.
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- Question 9
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What would you bid after your Right Hand opponent has opened the bidding with 1NT? You are vunerable.You have this 13-HCP 6-loser hand
K Q J 5 2 A Q J 6 10 4 3 2
1. pass
2. 2 Clubs (Landy)
3. 2 Diamonds
4. 2 Hearts
5. 2 Spades
6. doubled
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- Answer 9
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What would you bid after your Right Hand opponent has opened the bidding with 1NT? You are vunerable.You have this 13-HCP 6-loser hand
( 2 ). 2 Clubs (Landy) K Q J 5 2 A Q J 6 10 4 3 2
When you're vulnerable you need a 6 LTC hand. With a 5-4 Major shape you need 12 HCP.
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- Question 10
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What would you bid after your Right Hand opponent has opened the bidding with 1NT? You are not vulnerable.You have this 14-HCP 7.5-loser hand
Q 4 3 2 K 7 6 5 A J 2 K J
1. pass
2. 2 Clubs (Landy)
3. 2 Diamonds
4. 2 Hearts
5. 2 Spades
6. doubled
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- Answer 10
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What would you bid after your Right Hand opponent has opened the bidding with 1NT? You are not vulnerable.You have this 14-HCP 7.5-loser hand
( 1 ). pass Q 4 3 2 K 7 6 5 A J 2 K J
Don't bid Landy with a 4-4 Major shape (unless you have a number of things which are missing from this hand!)
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- Question 11
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What would you bid after your Right Hand opponent has opened the bidding with 1NT. Vulnerability is favourable.You have this 17-HCP 5-loser hand
A Q J 4 A K 10 6 K 6 4 2 2
1. pass
2. 2 Clubs (Landy)
3. 2 Diamonds
4. 2 Hearts
5. 2 Spades
6. doubled
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- Answer 11
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What would you bid after your Right Hand opponent has opened the bidding with 1NT. Vulnerability is favourable.You have this 17-HCP 5-loser hand
( 6 ). doubled A Q J 4 A K 10 6 K 6 4 2 2
Although you could bid 2C Landy here (your 4-4 fit has all the compensations needed: strength, singleton, not vulnerable), it actually understates your hand. Given that they are vunerable and you are not, double them for penalties.
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- Question 12
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Your partner overcalls the enemy opening 1NT bid with a Landy bid. So the bidding has gone 1NT-2C-pass.You have this 9-HCP 7.5-loser hand
2 A K 7 3 Q 7 4 2 8 5 3 2
What should you respond?1. pass
2. 2D
3. 2H
4. 2S
5. 2NT
6. 3C
7. 3D
8. 3H
9. 3NT
10. 4H
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- Answer 12
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Your partner overcalls the enemy opening 1NT bid with a Landy bid. So the bidding has gone 1NT-2C-pass.You have this 9-HCP 7.5-loser hand
( 8 ). 3H 2 A K 7 3 Q 7 4 2 8 5 3 2
What should you respond?
Since you have 4-card support for partner's guaranteed 4-cards in Hearts, you can fully evaluate your joint hands. And since you know your partner has an LTC of 7.5 at the worst you should jump in Hearts.
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- Question 13
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Your partner overcalls the enemy opening 1NT bid with a Landy bid. So the bidding has gone 1NT-2C-pass. You have this 5-HCP 11-loser hand
9 8 5 10 7 3 A 5 3 J 8 6 2
What should you respond?1. pass
2. 2D
3. 2H
4. 2S
5. 2NT
6. 3C
7. 3D
8. 3H
9. 3NT
10. 4H
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- Answer 13
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Your partner overcalls the enemy opening 1NT bid with a Landy bid. So the bidding has gone 1NT-2C-pass. You have this 5-HCP 11-loser hand
( 2 ). 2D 9 8 5 10 7 3 A 5 3 J 8 6 2
What should you respond?
This response asks your partner to bid his longest Major. You have an equal number of each (three), but partner will have five of one of them.
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- Question 14
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Your partner overcalls the enemy opening 1NT bid with a Landy bid. So the bidding has gone 1NT-2C-pass.You have this 14-HCP 6-loser hand
K 6 8 2 A Q J 5 A 8 5 4 3
What should you respond?1. pass
2. 2D
3. 2H
4. 2S
5. 2NT
6. 3C
7. 3D
8. 3H
9. 3NT
10. 4H
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- Answer 14
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Your partner overcalls the enemy opening 1NT bid with a Landy bid. So the bidding has gone 1NT-2C-pass.You have this 14-HCP 6-loser hand
( 5 ). 2NT K 6 8 2 A Q J 5 A 8 5 4 3
What should you respond?
This rare bid shows great strength (opening hand), & no Major fit.
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- Question 15
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You are not vunerable. You overcalled your right-hand enem's 1NT opening with a Landy 2C. Your partner replied 2NT to show no Major support BUT a strong hand, (having the hand shown in the last question by the way - not that you should look at it!)You have this 8-HCP 6-loser hand
K Q 10 8 3 Q J 10 9 8 8 9 3
What should you respond?1. pass
2. 3C
3. 3D
4. 3H
5. 2S
6. 3NT
7. 4H
8. 4S
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- Answer 15
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You are not vunerable. You overcalled your right-hand enem's 1NT opening with a Landy 2C. Your partner replied 2NT to show no Major support BUT a strong hand, (having the hand shown in the last question by the way - not that you should look at it!)You have this 8-HCP 6-loser hand
( 2 ). 3C K Q 10 8 3 Q J 10 9 8 8 9 3
What should you respond?
This shows you are very weak and that you have a 5-5 shape in the Majors. This will allow your partner to choose Spades from the two Majors, given his hand (see last question).
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- Question 16
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Your Right Hand enemy opens the bidding with 1NT. You have this 12-HCP 6.5-loser hand
A Q 10 K J 10 9 6 4 3 Q 7 3
What should you bid?1. pass
2. 2D
3. 2H
4. 2S
5. 2NT
6. 3C
7. 3D
8. 3H
9. 3NT
10. 4H
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- Answer 16
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Your Right Hand enemy opens the bidding with 1NT. You have this 12-HCP 6.5-loser hand
( 3 ). 2H A Q 10 K J 10 9 6 4 3 Q 7 3
What should you bid?
You don't have 5-4 in the Majors (your Spades are too short). But you do have a 6-card suit. So bid it.
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- Question 17
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Your Right Hand enemy opens the bidding with 1NT. You have this 12-HCP 6.5-loser hand
A Q 10 Q 7 3 3 K J 10 9 6 4
What should you bid?1. pass
2. 2D
3. 2H
4. 2S
5. 2NT
6. 3C
7. 3D
8. 3H
9. 3NT
10. 4H
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- Answer 17
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Your Right Hand enemy opens the bidding with 1NT. You have this 12-HCP 6.5-loser hand
( 6 ). 3C A Q 10 Q 7 3 3 K J 10 9 6 4
What should you bid?
After a 1NT opening bid, you must NOT overcall 2C when you have a 6-card Club suit. Instead you must overcall with THREE clubs. Otherwise your partner will be seriously misled and confused (she'll think that you have at least 5 and 4 cards in the Majors, and typically 1 or 2 Clubs).
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- Question 18
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Your Left Hand enemy opens the bidding with 1NT and the next two players pass.You have this 12-HCP 6-loser hand
A Q 10 K Q 10 9 4 3 J 7 3 2
Now that you don't have a 6-card suit that's needed to overcall 1NT, what should you bid?1. pass
2. 2D
3. 2H
4. 2S
5. 2NT
6. 3C
7. 3D
8. 3H
9. 3NT
10. 4H
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- Answer 18
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Your Left Hand enemy opens the bidding with 1NT and the next two players pass.You have this 12-HCP 6-loser hand
( 3 ). 2H A Q 10 K Q 10 9 4 3 J 7 3 2
Now that you don't have a 6-card suit that's needed to overcall 1NT, what should you bid?
You don't have 5-4 in the Majors (your Spades are too short). And you donlt have a 6-card suit. But you do have a good 5-card suit, which is a good thing to bid in the 4th seat. So bid it.
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