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Overcalling on a passed hand


The assumption on the following pages is that partner has not bid, otherwise you would be the advancer rather than the overcaller.


Not an opening bid


In all three sequences the underlying feature is that any bid by you will be made on a hand that did not warrant an earlier bid.


It follows that some bids will not be able to retain their usual meaning, and others may be able to be better utilized.


There are basically three types of relevant sequence, any one of which might be modified by the presence of an initial pass (or passes) on your right.

 


immediate overcall on a passed hand [P, (P), P, (1x), ?]


protective overcall on a passed hand [P, (1x), P, (P), ?, or, (1x), P, (2x/1NT), P, P, ?]


passed hand in the sandwich seat [P, (1x), (P), (yz), ?]

Beginner and above

Advancer’s next bid

This page last revised 6th Jul 2020

Context - overcaller - opponents opened one of a suit.