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 Contract Bridge Overcall Bidding Online

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to figure out the next bid for each hand given.
You are always the South player (Not Vulnerable) for the purpose of this Overcall exercise.


East   South    
1   ?   J 5     A Q 9 8 4     Q 7 6     J 3 2
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1         1         1NT         Double        


































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
Barely good suit. Might Pass if Vulnerable






































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




East   South    
1   ?   J 5     A Q 9 8 4     J 3 2     A Q 6
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1         1         1NT         Double        


































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
Extra points. Bid 1H even Vulnerable






































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Not Today -





































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




East   South    
1   ?   J 5     A Q 9 8 4     K 3 2     A Q 6
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1         1         1NT         Double        


































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
Pass if Vulnerable






































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




East   South    
1   ?   A 5     A Q 9 8 4     K 3 2     A Q 6
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1         1         1NT         Double        


































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Nope -





































 




- No Way -





































 





- Correct! -
Too much to just bid 1NT






































 Bid a Bridge Hand

Here are all 4 hands together for you to compare at once. You are South (Not Vul).

East   South    
1   ?    
 
  1 1)   J 5     A Q 9 8 4     Q 7 6     J 3 2
  1 2)   J 5     A Q 9 8 4     J 3 2     A Q 6
  1NT 3)   J 5     A Q 9 8 4     K 3 2     A Q 6
  Double 4)   A 5     A Q 9 8 4     K 3 2     A Q 6
 
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For Everyday Players For the regular Bridge player who wants to know more about what you need to start bidding after the opponents have already opened. 52 questions and answers that cover overcalling in a suit at the 1,2,3, level, overcalling 1NT, 2NT, 3NT, overcalling by Doubling and what to do when the opponents bid your suit.

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