| Your Hand | Your Bid | ||
Case A. 4-6 Card
Major Suit Overcall at Level 1 or 2 If you have 12+ HCPs and a really good 4-Card Major suit, or a good 5-Card or 6-Card Major suit. |
Good 4-6 Card Major Suit at the Lowest possible Level |
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Case B. 4-6 Card
Diamond Suit Overcall at Level 1 If you have 12+ HCPs and a really good 4-Card Diamond suit, or a good 5-Card or 6-Card Diamond suit that can still be bid at Level 1. |
1D | ||
Case C. Strong Two
Overcall at Level 2 If you have an Unbalanced Hand with 20-37 HCPs or a Balanced Hand with 22-37 HCPs (as in a strong 2C opening). |
2C | ||
Case D. 7-Card
Suit Overcall at Level 3 If you have 12+ HCPs and a good 7-card suit and the suit contains any two of the top three honours. |
3 of Good 7-Card Suit | ||
Case E. 8-Card
Suit Overcall at Level 4 If you have 12+ HCPs and a good 8-card suit and the suit contains any two of the top four honours. |
4 of Good 8-Card Suit | ||