Overcalls and Take Out Doubles

Question 1

Criteria for Overcall

Answer 1

10 - 17 pts and good 5 card suit

Question 2

Overcall 2 level bid

Answer 2

For 2M - 13 HCP+5 card suit or 10 HCP + 6 card suit

Question 3

Overcall 1NT

Answer 3

15 - 18 HCP, balanced hand, stoppers in opponents bid suit

Question 4

Overcall Advancer - Raise 1 level

Answer 4

6 - 9 HCP

Question 5

Overcall Advancer - 1NT

Answer 5

9 - 10 HCP with stopper in suit

Question 6

Overcall Advancer - 2NT

Answer 6

13 - 14 pts

Question 7

Overcall Advancer - 3NT

Answer 7

15 - 16 pts

Question 8

Criteria for TOD

Answer 8

Shortness in opponents suit (2 or fewer)
Tolerance in other suits (3 or more)
12+ points (HCP + shortness)

Question 9

TOD response

- Bid best suit (other than opener’s) at lowest level

Answer 9

0 - 8 pts

- not balanced hand or no stopper

Question 10

TOD response

• Bid best suit (other than opener’s)
• Jump one level

Answer 10

9 - 11 pts

- not balanced hand or no stopper

Question 11

TOD response

- Bid best suit (other than opener’s) to game

Answer 11

12+ pts

- not balanced hand or no stopper

Question 12

What is a TOD cue bid

Answer 12

Bid opponents suit up one level

Tells partner you have two major suits that are equally good

Question 13

TOD response

- Bid lowest NT possible

Answer 13

8 - 10 pts

- Balanced hand and stopper in opponents suit

Question 14

TOD response

- Jump an NT level

Answer 14

11 - 12 pts

- Balanced hand and stopper in opponents suit

Question 15

TOD response

- 3 NT

Answer 15

13-15 pts

- Balanced hand and 2 stopperd in opponents suit