The Times Improve Your Bridge Game - Andrew Robson

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An overcall must contain at least FIVE cards. One or two tournament players experiment with the odd four-card overcall. But (1) their success is at best mixed and (2) they are tournament players and more experienced in handling the 4–3 fits that frequently result. My advice is: Don’t overcall on four-card suits.

       What happened

      South’s four-card spade suit was so chunky that he decided to risk the overcall. Not a good idea! North naturally supported him to 2

, expecting his three cards to give a fit of eight. West chanced a penalty double and led
8, to
9,
10 and
3.

      At Tricks Two and Three, East cashed

8 with
9 and led a fourth heart. Declarer discarded
10. He exited with
3 and led out
AKJ, losing Trick 13 to West’s
Q. He was down five. +1100 to East-West on a part-score deal!

       What should have happened

      Left to their own devices, East-West would have an awkward auction. East’s 2

is the best he can do.

      A 2

contract would make easily enough. Big deal – compared to an 1100 penalty.

      An overcall should contain at least FIVE cards.

       Deal 23

      The whole essence of an overcall is the suit, not the hand – a measly six or seven points are OK if the suit is good. The corollary is that the partner of an overcaller should be very keen to support but very cautious about bidding a different suit. And – note – only three cards are required to support an overcall (remember – partner must have at least five cards).

       What happened

      North tried 2

rather than 2
, and neither South (fearing a misfit) or North (the three-level being rather high) saw fit to bid over 3
.

      South led

7 to
A and North returned
5, to
9,
Q and
2. South cashed
A, then switched to

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