By Valerie Rhead
OVERCALLS AND TAKE-OUT DOUBLES
The opponents have opened the bidding but you have good values in your hand. You have two options for entering the bidding at this point.
For option one, you can make a “take-out-double” with shortness in the bid suit and 3 or 4‑card support in the unbid suits. You need at least 10 high-card points. Your partner is forced to respond even with zero points. If your partner has 8 or more points, he will respond with a jump bid. However, if the opponents bid after your double, your partner is off the hook. With 18 points or more you can double and then bid again to show a big hand.
For option two, you can make an “overcall”. Primarily, you must have a good 5-card suit and at least 8 points at the 1-level. You need a good 5-card suit and at least 11 points overcall at the 2-level. Consider your vulnerability when deciding to bid.
Here are the reasons why you want to make an overcall. You want to compete for a part-score or game. You want to suggest a good lead to your partner. You want to obstruct the opponent’s bidding.
Now you need to know how to respond to your partner after your opponent has overcalled. Your partner bid 1 heart. Your opponent has overcalled 1 spade. You have 10 or more points and good support for your partner’s hearts. You have a choice of making a limit raise by jumping to 3 hearts or you could also show a limit raise by cue-bidding the opponent’s suit, 2 spades. The second option will keep your bidding at a lower level. The cue bid may also flummox your opponent for a few seconds. But, he can double to show that your 2-spade bid was a stolen bid.
If you wish to promote an activity in your bridge group, send the information to [email protected] and I will include it in this column.
CFUW BRIDGE FOR MUSKOKA BURSARIES FUNDRAISER
MID-WINTER LUNCH AND BRIDGE PARTY, ALL WELCOME
12 NOON FOR LUNCH Friday, Feb 5, 2016 $20 per person
Gravenhurst Senior’s Centre 480 First Street North
Please arrange your foursome and bring cards for your table.
To Reserve Tickets Call Nancy Barber 375-3620 [email protected] or or Cathy Genereux 687-2157 [email protected]
HUNTSVILLE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB
Games for the Huntsville Club are now Tuesday afternoon 1PM for the winter Jan‑Feb‑Mar, Trinity United Church 33 Main Street. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early. Call Betty 705-789-2560 [email protected] or Susan at 705-789-7156 [email protected] for information and partnerships. For the winter, the game now is held downstairs in the warm basement. To avoid the long stairs, enter from the door on Main Street.
The following results are for Tuesday, Jan 19 with 6 tables playing a Howell movement. 1. Susan Marshall and Betty Bennett; 2. Liz Barnes and Rod Dixon; 3. Liz Graham and Dorothy Russell; 4. Barb Green and Joanne Garvey; 5. Mary Simonett and Kel Andresen; 6. Mary Hogarth and Albert Eatock
MUSKOKA DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB (Bracebridge)
Games at the Bracebridge Club are at the Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Taylor Road 7pm Monday evenings. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before game time. For information/partnerships, call Brian at 705-645-5340 [email protected]
The following results are for Monday, Jan 18 with 7 tables playing a Mitchell movement. North-South 1. Mary Luke and Donna McIntosh; 2. Mary Hogarth and Albert Eatock; 3. Bev Parlett and Vern Foel; 4. Val Rhead and Peter Rhead; East-West 1. Liz Barnes and David Bryce; 2. Yvonne Cox and Helen Pearson; 3. Ruth Thompson and Don Evans; 4. Betty Rintoul and Hazel Bowes
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