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You are in the fourth seat, and the bidding goes:

1D-1S-P-?

Your partner never or almost never overcalls with a 4 card suit, but the overcall may be light (8 hcp, or 6-7 with a decent suit).

What is your bid with the following hands?

1) xxx-xx-xxxx-xxxx

2) xxxx-x-xxxx-xxxx

3) Kxx-xx-xxxx-xxxx

4) Kxxx-x-xxxx-xxxx

5) Kxx-Qxxx-xx-AJxx

6) Kxx-Qxxx-xx-AQxx

7) KJx-Qxxx-xx-AQxx

8) KJx-KQxx-xx-AQxx

9) KJx-AKxxx-Ax-AKx

 

Peter

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Hi Peter.

 

1) xxx-xx-xxxx-xxxx

 

Pass

 

2) xxxx-x-xxxx-xxxx

 

Pass

 

3) Kxx-xx-xxxx-xxxx

 

Pass

 

4) Kxxx-x-xxxx-xxxx

 

Pass

 

5) Kxx-Qxxx-xx-AJxx

 

2d

 

6) Kxx-Qxxx-xx-AQxx

 

2d

 

7) KJx-Qxxx-xx-AQxx

 

2d

 

8) KJx-KQxx-xx-AQxx

 

2d

 

9) KJx-AKxxx-Ax-AKx

 

2d

 

Wow :-) The hands are either too bad for me to bid something or too god to just raise to 2s.

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1. xxx-xx-xxxx-xxxx

 

Pass

 

2. xxxx-x-xxxx-xxxx

 

3S

 

3. Kxx-xx-xxxx-xxxx

 

2S

 

4. Kxxx-x-xxxx-xxxx

 

3S red, else 4S

 

5. Kxx-Qxxx-xx-AJxx

 

Whatever I have available to show a mixed raise

 

6. Kxx-Qxxx-xx-AQxx

 

2D

 

7. KJx-Qxxx-xx-AQxx

 

2D

 

8. KJx-KQxx-xx-AQxx

 

2D

 

10. KJx-AKxxx-Ax-AKx

 

2H if forcing

Else, 2D

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Hi Peter. I use after overcalls at 1 level same responses as after opening, may be little stronger.

 

1. xxx-xx-xxxx-xxxx

 

Pass

 

2. xxxx-x-xxxx-xxxx

 

2S, pre-empt

 

3. Kxx-xx-xxxx-xxxx

 

2S, pre-empt

 

4. Kxxx-x-xxxx-xxxx

 

3S, pre-empt

 

Note: Kxxx-x-xxxx-Axxx - 4S, pre-empt

 

5. Kxx-Qxxx-xx-AJxx

 

2HE, good raise to 2 to inv max

 

6. Kxx-Qxxx-xx-AQxx

 

2HE, good raise to 2 to inv max

 

7. KJx-Qxxx-xx-AQxx

 

2HE, good raise to 2 to inv max

 

8. KJx-KQxx-xx-AQxx

 

Note: KJxx-KQxx-x-AQxx - 4DI, Splinter

 

2NT, GF fit raise, relay, deny splinter

 

10. KJx-AKxxx-Ax-AKx

 

2NT, GF fit raise, relay, deny splinter

 

Misho

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1) xxx-xx-xxxx-xxxx

 

Pass. My 2S bid doesn't promise squat, but I am not too thrilled about bidding it with this hand simply because I don't want to encourage a spade lead.

 

2) xxxx-x-xxxx-xxxx

 

3S. Preemptive, Law of total tricks.

 

3) Kxx-xx-xxxx-xxxx

 

2S. Perfect hand for it.

 

4) Kxxx-x-xxxx-xxxx

 

3S.

 

5) Kxx-Qxxx-xx-AJxx

 

2d. Sound raise to 2S or better.

 

6) Kxx-Qxxx-xx-AQxx

 

2d. Ditto.

 

7) KJx-Qxxx-xx-AQxx

 

2d ditto

 

8 ) KJx-KQxx-xx-AQxx

 

2d, I will bid again if partner bids 2S

 

9) KJx-AKxxx-Ax-AKx

 

2H (if forcing)

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