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 Should You Overcall? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you might want to overcall.

Will you?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A Q J 9 5
♥ 7 3
♦ J 5 2
♣ 9 4 2 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♣
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♠ - You can overcall with as few as 8 points if you have a nice five-card suit. That's the case here, so bid 1♠.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ K 9
♥ A Q 5 3
♦ Q J 9
♣ A Q 4 2 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♣
?


 Your choice:
A: 1 NT - The 1 NT overcall shows 16-18 points and at least one stopper in the opponent's suit. That's the perfect bid here.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 5 2
♥ A K Q 9 6
♦ K 6
♣ A Q 4 3 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♦
?


 Your choice:
A: Double - With at least 18 points, you need to double. 1♥ would be limited to 17 points.

This is the strong-hand double. You will bid your Hearts on the second round to show your strength and shape.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 5
♥ K 9 6
♦ A 6 5 4 2
♣ A K 7 4 		 
Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
?


 Your choice:
A: Double - You have opening values, shortness in Spades, and at least three cards in every other suit, so you can double. You don't need four Hearts to double; three is enough.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 8
♥ K 6
♦ A Q 5 3 2
♣ K Q J 9 7 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
?


 Your choice:
A: 2 NT - This is the Unusual 2 NT, showing at least 5-5 shape in the two lowest unbid suits; both minors here.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Play this Hand

Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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