sceptic Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 When you overcall, it is quite normal to borrow a King value for your bid, does this apply to make your hand worth an x then bid a suit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Say what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 You mean, x in balancing seat followed by a new suit starts at a strength a king weaker than in direct seat? I was told it is 15+ versus 17+ so it sounds more like a queen weaker. It means that the range of a balancing seat overcall is slightly wider than a direct seat overcall. Makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Thx H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Actually, I would normally expect that X...new is slightly stronger than "15-17" in balancing seat. For example, 1♣-P-P-? Because 2♠ in this sequence is not a weak bid but rather intermediate, X...2♠ need not cover the intermedite hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Traditionally the lower limit is about a king lower for a balancing overcall. The higher limit is also lower but not as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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