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Overcalling in sixth  seat


The assumption on this page is that both you and your partner have already passed at your first opportunities and that your opponents’ bidding indicates a weak hand-type with opener and no more than a competitive raise from responder.


There are two reasons why you might wish to enter the fray at this point.


The first of these is preplanned.  If you hold a hand suitable for a take-out double of one of the majors then you will not have had a bid available when the auction first reached you.

A double at this point is for take-out of the last-bid suit.  As with any take-out double it should show a preparedness for partner to bid in any of the other three suits, and the hand should be of a respectable standard.  Do not shade your values here as you sometimes might in the protective seat as partner will not infrequently pass your double for penalties.

K Q 5 3

6

A J T 2

K Q 9 7

RHO opened 2 (multi), you passed, LHO bid 2, and both partner and opener passed.

Double - the perfect hand for the bid.

6

K Q 5 3

A J T 2

K Q 9 7

RHO opened 2 (multi), you passed, LHO bid 2, partner passed and opener bid 2.

Double - the perfect hand for the bid.


The second reason is more akin to the situation of bidding in the protective seat.


This time you have a suit which you wish to bid naturally but either the hand quality or the suit quality just were not up to an immediate overcall.


Partner should not take your suit bid at this point to be any more than a competitive effort.

Advancer’s next bid

This page last revised 7th Oct 2017

Context - overcaller - opponents opened a multi 2.

Intermediate and above

K T 9 7 5 2

8

A 8 6

9 7 2

RHO opened 2 (multi), you passed, LHO bid 2, and both partner and opener passed.

Bid 2.

Well, you weren’t going to let them buy the contract in 2 now were you?