- 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...
- have been made from
opponents who
would have
overcalled a raise. A
common example of
fishing for
overcalls occurs in High-low
split games like
Omaha hold...
-
Responder after partner has
opened 1NT and
right hand
opponent (RHO) has
overcalled 2♦ or 2♥ or 2♠: †These
explanations ****ume the most
common partnership...
- 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...
- 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...
- high card
points (HCP), a
Double is for penalties. With 9-14 HCP,
other overcalls are
artificial bids
promising either a one-suited or two-suited holding...
-
support double or a
stronger variant of the opening. 1NT and 2NT non-jump
overcalls – 15–18 HCP with a stopper.
Subsequent bidding: the same as
after a 1NT...
-
response to one's
opening bid in the
scenario where his
response is
either overcalled or
doubled by the opponents. A call of two in partner's suit indicates...
-
somewhat "classic" such
situation is when a 4♥ game contract,
becomes overcalled by a 4♠
contract by the opponents. If both bids are reasonable, due to...
- below.
Varies between partnerships, but
typically includes two-suited
overcalls, cue bids,
checkback Stayman,
Jacoby 2NT and
Roman Key Card Blackwood...
