Practice Scenarios For Lesson 6 The Basics Of Overcalling Opponents And The Introduction To Doubles
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The document discusses practice scenarios for bridge lessons about overcalling opponents and introducing doubles. It provides example hands and explains the appropriate bids in response to an opponent's opening bid. These bids include overcalling in a new suit to show a strong hand, using a takeout double to inquire about a fit in an unbid suit, and jumping to the three level in a new suit or notrump with a very strong hand to show interest in game.
Practice Scenarios For Lesson 6 The Basics Of Overcalling Opponents And The Introduction To Doubles
- 1. NYU Bridge and Spades Club Bridge Lessons - Beginners
- 2. The Basics of Overcalling Opponents and the Introduction to Doubles Practice Scenarios for Lesson 6
- 3. Practice Scenario 1 RHO opens 1S. What do you bid? Your hand: S: xx H: AJxxx D: Qxx C: Axx
- 4. Answer to Scenario 1 You bid 2H. You have 10+ points and 5+ hearts and this bid shows your hand perfectly fine.
- 5. Practice Scenario 2 RHO opens 1H. What do you bid? Your hand: S: AKJxxxx H: - D: A C: KJxxx
- 6. Answer to Scenario 2 Before learning about the takeout double, your answer would have been 1S. Here you can see how disappointed you would be if partner decided not to bid anything above your 1S bid. This is a prime opportunity to use the takeout double. After X, if partner bids 2D, you rebid 2S to show you have a strong hand, most probably with both spades and clubs
- 7. Practice Scenario 3 RHO opens 2H. What do you bid? Your hand: S: AKQJTxxxx H: - D: A C: Axx
- 8. Answer to Scenario 3 Bidding 2S or 4S may be your immediate answer but both are wrong. 2S would show an opening hand with 5+ spades while 4S would probably simply be to play. While both may be good descriptors for your hand, they’re not the best. The best bid here is the takeout X. After bidding that, you can rebid 4H (cuebid… future lesson) or 4S to show your ultra long suit with a very strong hand. Without bidding the takeout X first, your partnership may well miss a slam or GS.
- 9. Scenario 4 Partner opens 1C, RHO overcalls 1H. What do you bid? Your hand: S: Axxx H: xx D: KQxx C: Jxx
- 10. Answer to Scenario 4 You bid the negative X. This is the perfect description of your hand – 6+ points with 4+ cards in the unbid major.
- 11. Scenario 5 Partner opens 1C, RHO overcalls 1H. What do you bid? Your hand: S: Axxxx H: x D: KQxx C: Jxx
- 12. Answer to Scenario 5 Looks the same as Scenario 4? Look more closely – you have an extra spade in this case. With 5 spades, you should bid 1S instead. This is a better description of your hand. You ignored the availability of the negative X and bid 1S. 1S must then mean that you have 5 or more spades and partner can support you with just 3 spades!
- 13. Scenario 6 Partner opens 1C, RHO overcalls 1H. What do you bid? Your hand: S: Axx H: Kxx D: KQxx C: Jx
- 14. Answer to Scenario 6 Here we recall our basic principles – how many points does it take to make a game? You have 13 points and partner stands to have a hand with 13+ points. It seems then that a game is evident. How then do you communicate that to your partner? You must make either a forcing bid (usually a new suit or a double) or bid game. You don’t have any suit to communicate here so a direct 3NT bid is probably best. Note that you need a stopper in opponent’s suit to make this bid.