OVERCALLING IN NT
When your opponents have opened the bidding and you have a strong, balanced hand you can still bid 1NT BUT with one extra feature, which is a ‘stop’ in their suit. That is, good enough cards in their suit to stop them taking a bunch of tricks in that suit. An overcall of 1NT still […]
TWO-SUITED
If you are overcalling and you have two long suits, at least 5-5, you can use a handy bit of system to show both suits at once and let partner choose between them. We do this using one of two artificial bids: A jump to 2NT (not 2NT over a two level bid because that’s […]
SINGLE-SUITED
Overcalling, just like opening the bidding, is a way to tell your partner which is your best suit. When you have one long suit, that’s obviously the one you will bid, but there are a few differences that apply when one of your opponents has bid before you: You must have at least five cards […]