Bridge Basics 1UA5 by Richard Pavlicek

Quiz 18: Resp. to Overcalls & Doubles

Assume your left-hand opponent opens the bidding one club, partner overcalls or doubles as shown, and your right-hand opponent passes. How many points is your hand worth and what is your response?

1.
[W - E]
S A K 8 3 2
H K Q 4
D 9 7
C 10 6 3

Points _____

H _____

2.
[W - E]
S J 8 6 2
H 8 2
D Q 9 6 4
C 7 5 4

Points _____

Dbl _____

3.
[W - E]
S A 8 4
H K J 3
D 10 9 7 3
C 6 5 4

Points _____

1 NT _____

4.
[W - E]
S 2
H A J 9 2
D K J 2
C J 10 9 5 4

Points _____

S _____

5.
[W - E]
S Q J 10 8 5
H 9 7 2
D K 10 2
C A 2

Points _____

D _____

6.
[W - E]
S 8 2
H K 10 9 6
D A K 10 2
C 8 5 2

Points _____

Dbl _____


Now assume the enemy opening bid is one spade and partner overcalls or doubles as shown. Continue as above.

7.
[W - E]
S A 8 7 2
H 10 9 4
D K 4
C 10 7 4 3

Points _____

H _____

8.
[W - E]
S 9 2
H J 10 8 6 5
D 10 9 7 6
C 8 2

Points _____

1 NT _____

9.
[W - E]
S A Q 4
H K 8
D K 8 4
C J 10 9 5 4

Points _____

D _____

10.
[W - E]
S 9 8 3
H A Q J 8 2
D 2
C A J 5 2

Points _____

Dbl _____

11.
[W - E]
S 10 3 2
H K 2
D A K Q 9 8 3
C 8 7

Points _____

C _____

12.
[W - E]
S 9 7 5 2
H 8 7 5
D 10 3 2
C Q 10 8

Points _____

Dbl _____

Answers

1.13
3 H

2.4
1 S

3.8
2 NT

4.10
1 NT

5.11
1 S

6.11
2 H

7.8
3 H

8.3
2 H

9.13
3 NT

10.14
4 H

11.13
3 D

12.2
2 C

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