- bridge, an
overcall is a bid made
after an
opening bid has been made by an opponent; the term
refers only to the
first such bid. A
direct overcall is such...
- then
getting the
overcall would gain no more
money than
raising and
having the
initial bettor call. The
opponents are
likely to
overcall the
initial bet...
- In the card game of bridge, the
unusual notrump is a
conventional overcall showing a two-suited hand. It was
originally devised by Al Roth in 1948 with...
- be used in the
following situations: by
responder after an opponent's
overcall of a one
notrump (1NT)
opening bid in
order to
compete further in the auction...
-
compete against an opponent's one
notrump (1NT) opening.
Landy is a 2♣
overcall of the opponents' 1NT
opening to show at
least four
cards in each of the...
- bridge.
First devised by
Michael Michaels of
Miami Beach, FL, it is an
overcaller's cuebid in opponent's
opening suit and is
normally used to show a two-suited...
-
after RHO's
overcall, it
shows a
strong hand,
probably ****ing partner's suit, and is
usually regarded as game-forcing:
After RHO's
overcall, in a later...
-
after their right-hand
opponent overcalls on the
first round of bidding, and is used to show
shortness in
overcall's suit,
support for the
unbid suits...
-
value of the game.
Overcall. An
unduly optimistic bid.
overcall To bid
higher than an
earlier bidder. May take the form of a suit
overcall (bid a higher-value...
-
opening bid and it has been
adapted for use
after a 2NT opening, a 1NT
overcall, and many
other natural notrump bids. The
convention is
named for Sam Stayman...
