The Complete Book on Overcalls in Contract Bridge by Lawrence, Mike -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Copyright Acknowledgement Contents Foreword INTRODUCTION

WHY SHOULD YOU OVERCALL?

Part One: Overcalls

CHAPTER ONE

IMPS VS. MATCHPOINTS OBSTRUCTION

CHAPTER TWO

ANOTHER LOOK AT WHY FOUR-CARD OVERCALLS ARE SO EFFECTIVE

CHAPTER THREE

VULNERABLE OVERCALLS AT THE ONE-LEVEL

CHAPTER FOUR

TWO-LEVEL OVERCALLS, NOT VULNERABLE TWO-LEVEL OVERCALLS, VULNERABLE

CHAPTER FIVE

ONE-LEVEL OVERCALLS AFTER A 1/1 TWO-LEVEL OVERCALLS AFTER A 1/1 TWO-LEVEL OVERCALLS AFTER ONE-OF-A-SUIT-PASS-1NT OVERCALLS AFTER A RAISE A NEW THOUGHT: PRE-BALANCING AN EXAMPLE OF BAD CARDS

CHAPTER SIX

EQUAL LEVEL CONVERSION

Part Two: Responding to an Overcall

CHAPTER SEVEN

SNAPDRAGON DOUBLES THREE-LEVEL NEW SUIT RESPONSES TO AN OVERCALL AUCTIONS WHERE THE OPPONENTS RESPOND IN A NEW SUIT AT THE TWO-LEVEL AUCTIONS WHERE PARTNER BIDS AT THE TWO-LEVEL AND RHO RAISES RHO OPENS AND YOU PASS. PARTNER BIDS AT THE TWO-LEVEL PARTNER OVERCALLS AND YOU HAVE A GOOD HAND EXAMPLES OF BIDDING WITH GOOD HANDS WHEN RHO PASSES OVER PARTNER’S OVERCALL

A little bit of propaganda from the scientists Examples of Responding with Very Strong Hands and a Suit or Suits of Your Own

EXAMPLES WHEN RHO MAKES A ONE-LEVEL BID AFTER PARTNER’S OVERCALL EXAMPLES WHEN RHO RAISES AFTER PARTNER’S OVERCALL WHEN GAME IS UNLIKELY EXAMPLES WHEN RHO BIDS 1NT AFTER PARTNER’S OVERCALL EXAMPLES WHEN RHO MAKES A 2/1 BID AFTER PARTNER’S OVERCALL BIDDING 1NT AFTER PARTNER’S ONE-LEVEL OVERCALL BIDDING 2NT AFTER PARTNER’S ONE-LEVEL OVERCALL PASSING AFTER PARTNER’S OVERCALL DIFFICULT GOOD HANDS

CHAPTER EIGHT

YOUR TOOLS WHEN PARTNER OVERCALLS IN A MAJOR PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE ONE-LEVEL. RHO PASSES

The Simple Raise The Preemptive Jump Raise

INVITATIONAL RAISES — BALANCED HANDS — THE SIMPLE CUEBID INVITATIONAL RAISES – DISTRIBUTIONAL HANDS – THE JUMP CUEBID PREEMPTIVE RAISES GAME FORCING RAISES WITH A FIT

CHAPTER NINE

CASE ONE: PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE ONE-LEVEL, RHO MAKES A NEGATIVE DOUBLE CASE TWO: PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE ONE-LEVEL, RHO BIDS ONE OF A NEW SUIT CASE THREE: PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE ONE-LEVEL, RHO BIDS 1NT CASE FOUR: PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE ONE-LEVEL, RHO BIDS A NEW SUIT AT THE TWO- OR THREE-LEVEL CASE FIVE: PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE ONE-LEVEL, RHO RAISES OPENER’S SUIT CASE SIX: PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE ONE-LEVEL, RHO MAKES A CUEBID WHEN PARTNER OVERCALLS 1 ♦ : PARTNER OVERCALLS 1 ♦ AND RHO PASSES PARTNER OVERCALLS 1 ♦ AND RHO BIDS SOMETHING WHEN BOTH OPPONENTS HAVE BID AT THE ONE-LEVEL BEFORE YOUR SIDE OVERCALLS

When opener passes When opener rebids his suit When opener raises his partner

CHAPTER TEN

When Partner Bids at the Two-level and RHO Passes When Partner Bids at the Two-level and RHO Raises PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE TWO-LEVEL IN A MAJOR, RHO RAISES

Some Examples of Bidding After Partner’s 2♥ Overcall and RHO’s Raise to 2♠

PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE TWO-LEVEL IN A MINOR, RHO RAISES

Some Examples of Bidding After Partner’s 2♣ or 2♦ Overcall and RHO’s Raise

PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE TWO-LEVEL, RHO BIDS A NEW SUIT PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE TWO-LEVEL, RHO BIDS 2NT PARTNER OVERCALLS AT THE TWO-LEVEL, RHO MAKES A NEGATIVE DOUBLE

CHAPTER ELEVEN CHAPTER TWELVE

THE RESPONSIVE DOUBLE AFTER PARTNER OVERCALLS

Some thoughts

THE RESPONSIVE DOUBLE AFTER PARTNER MAKES A TAKEOUT DOUBLE WHEN THE OPPONENTS BID AND RAISE SPADES A NICE DISTINCTION SOME OPTIONAL VARIATIONS (ROSENKRANZ DOUBLES AND SNAPDRAGON DOUBLES)

1. Rosenkranz doubles 2. Snapdragon doubles Snapdragon and Rosenkranz together Complete Responsive Double Auctions

A SPECIAL DOUBLE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

OVERCALLER’S REBIDS AFTER PARTNER MAKES A CUEBID A PAIR OF TRICKS TO HELP YOU LOCATE A STOPPER IN OPENER’S SUIT

Trick One: Cuebidding to show a partial or full stopper Trick two: Redoubling to show a partial or full stopper

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Part Three: Continueing the Auction

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Introducing the Michaels cuebid THE MICHAELS CUEBID

When partner bids Michaels and RHO passes When partner bids Michaels and RHO bids something

CASE ONE YOU OVERCALL. PARTNER PASSES

When should you bid a new suit facing a passed partner? What, exactly, is competitive bidding?

CASE TWO YOU OVERCALL. PARTNER BIDS A NEW SUIT

1. When opener passes 2. When opener rebids

CASE THREE YOU OVERCALL. PARTNER MAKES A JUMP SHIFT

Type one - The invitational jump shift in response to your overcall Type two - The preemptive jump shift in response to your overcall

CASE FOUR YOU OVERCALL, PARTNER RAISES

After a simple raise by partner The various ways your partner can raise you 1. Do you have a sure game? 2. Do you have a potential game? 3. Should you compete? 4. Should you double? After a jump raise

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

WHEN PARTNER MAKES A SIMPLE RAISE AFTER THEY SHOW STRENGTH WHEN PARTNER MAKES A PREEMPTIVE JUMP RAISE WHEN PARTNER USES A CUEBID RAISE WHEN PARTNER DOUBLES THEIR RAISE WHEN PARTNER MAKES A JUMP CUEBID RAISE WHEN PARTNER MAKES A CUEBID RAISE IN COMPETITION SUMMARY OF STANDARD METHODS UPDATE TO 2009

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

THE NEW TOOLS AND SOME OLD TOOLS NEW TOOL #1 — THE 2NT BID NEW TOOL #2 — THE MIXED RAISE NEW TOOL #3 — DOUBLES AND REDOUBLES NEW TOOL #4 — TWO- AND THREE-LEVEL CUEBIDS OLD TOOL #5 - RESPONSIVE DOUBLES OLD TOOL #6 - SNAPDRAGON DOUBLES WHEN PARTNER OVERCALLS A MAJOR AT THE ONE-LEVEL AND RHO PASSES WHEN PARTNER OVERCALLS A MAJOR AT THE ONE-LEVEL AND RHO BIDS SOMETHING WHEN PARTNER BIDS A MAJOR AT THE ONE-LEVEL AND RHO RAISES HIS PARTNER WHEN RHO BIDS A SUIT AT THE TWO-LEVEL AND THE SUIT HE BIDS IS LOWER THAN OPENER’S SUIT RHO BIDS A SUIT HIGHER THAN OPENER’S SUIT THE ODD CASE QUIZ PART ONE

Your partner overcalls. What do you bid?

QUIZ PART TWO

You overcall 1♥ or 1♠ and partner bids. What do his bids mean?

BIDDING WHEN RHO OPENS 1NT

Why? Do you need a convention?

Final Quiz

HANDS WHERE YOU OVERCALL. YOU ARE SOUTH. HANDS WHERE YOUR PARTNER OVERCALLS. YOU ARE SOUTH

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