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Overcalling an Opponents Preempt
Your mission, is to figure out the next bid for each hand given.
You are always South and remember you are overcalling East.
East
 
South
 
 
3
 
?
 
A 9 4    
K Q 10 8 4 2    
-    
J 10 9 6
 
 
What do you bid now?        
Pass
       
3
       
3NT
       
4
       
Double
       
 
-
Nope
-
 
- Correct! -
Show your good suit
 
-
Not Today
-
 
-
Try Again
-
 
-
No Way
-
 
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East
 
South
 
 
3
 
?
 
A 8    
9 4    
K 6    
A K Q 10 6 3 2
 
 
What do you bid now?        
Pass
       
3
       
3NT
       
4
       
Double
       
 
-
Nope
-
 
-
No Way
-
 
-
Try Again
-
 
-
Not Today
-
 
- Correct! -
Looks like 9 tricks
 
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East
 
South
 
 
3
 
?
 
K    
A J 7    
K J 9    
K Q J 8 7 5
 
 
What do you bid now?        
Pass
       
3
       
3NT
       
4
       
Double
       
 
-
Not Today
-
 
-
Try Again
-
 
- Correct! -
Very strong hand
 
-
Nope
-
 
-
No Way
-
 
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East
 
South
 
 
3
 
?
 
K J 9 7    
8    
K 9 4 2    
A Q 9 5
 
 
What do you bid now?        
Pass
       
3
       
3NT
       
4
       
Double
       
 
- Correct! -
No source of tricks for NT
 
-
Try Again
-
 
-
Nope
-
 
-
No Way
-
 
-
Not Today
-
 
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Here are all 4 hands together for you to compare at once. You are South (Not Vul).
East
 
South
 
 
3
 
?
 
 
 
 
3
1)
 
A 9 4    
K Q 10 8 4 2    
-    
J 10 9 6
 
3NT
2)
 
A 8    
9 4    
K 6    
A K Q 10 6 3 2
 
3NT
3)
 
K    
A J 7    
K J 9    
K Q J 8 7 5
 
Pass
4)
 
K J 9 7    
8    
K 9 4 2    
A Q 9 5
 
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