If they overcall without disturbing the auction, our bidding is mainly unchanged, with the following exceptions and additions:
- Pass may still be weak, but it might also be that we would have made the bid they have just made (sometimes called a trap pass). In this case, we will bid more later, or pass partner's re-opening double.
- After their 1
overcall of either 1
or 1
, double is a substitute for 1
(provided their bid does not show hearts!) Otherwise, a double of their one-level suit overcall shows a hand that would have bid 1NT but does not have a stop in their shown suit(s). If such a double is available, then 1NT instead promises the stop.
- Redouble is always for rescue, disturbing the auction. Many systems complicate themselves unnecessarily by pushing some goodish hands through redouble, and changing the meaning of all other bids.
| West | North | East | South | |
|---|
| | | 1 | 1 | |
| dbl | | | | |
Equivalent in all respects to a response of
1, so e.g. a
2NT rebid by opener would strongly agree hearts.
| West | North | East | South | |
|---|
| | | 1 | 1 | |
| dbl | | | | |
8 to 10 points with no heart fit, no spade stop and no six-card minor.
| West | North | East | South | |
|---|
| | | 1 | 1 | |
| 1NT | | | | |
8 to 10 points with a spade stop.
| West | North | East | South | |
|---|
| | | 1 | dbl | |
| redbl | | | | |
Help, get me out of here! This is only appropriate on weak shape-suitable hands e.g. 4441. The auction is disturbed, so opener's rebids of
1,
2 and
2 will all be to play.
NEXT: they open, we compete