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Bidding
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, ?]
Beginner and above
This page last revised 6th Jul 2020
Context -
Opener |
Overcaller |
Responder |
Advancer |
Opener's rebid |
Overcaller's rebid and beyond |
Responder's rebid and beyond |
The continuing auction |