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Opening Weak Two’s
The only time you cannot make weak two openings for are when you have 6 club cards and less than 10 HCP, this opening is saved for showing your partner that you have 23+ points.
You can also pre-empt make a preemptive overcall, a jump overcall shows weak points but a good suit.
After partners pre-empt what should you bid with a combined 9 card suit?
What do you do when the opponents overcall your bid?
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With a long suit but not enough points to open at the 1 level
Pre-emptive Opening Bids
Weak Two Opening bids are a preemptive bid. Weak Two bids tell your partner that you have at least a 6-card suit and 6-10 HCP with two or more high-cards in the bid suit. Generally bidding Weak Twos does not exclude a 4 card side-suit holding.
Guidelines for Weak 2 Bids
1. If the preemptive bid is a Major suit, then you are usually telling partner that you don’t have any interest in the other Major suit
2. A preempt as an overcall after the opposition open at the one level should be at least one level higher and in a higher-ranking suit than the opening bid.
Pre-emptive Overcalls
3. If the preemptive bid is an overcall – then your preemptive overcall should be at least two levels higher (a jump overcall).
4. You are showing that you do not have an opening hand – otherwise you can double or just make a simple overcall.
5. When deciding to make a Pre-empt the vulnerability, and counting the number of winning/losing tricks should be carefully considered.
| Examples of Weak 2 Opening bids | |
|---|---|
| 2D | =6-10 points and a 6 card diamond suit |
| 2H | =6-10 points and a 6 card heart suit |
| 2S | =6-10 points and a 6 card spade suit |
| Examples of Jump Overcalls | |
| Opening bid = 1H | Jump overcall = 3C |
| Opening bid = 1S | Jump overcall = 3D |
| Opening bid = 1D | Jump overcall = 3C |
| Opening bid = 1C | Jump overcall = 2H |
| Opening bid = 1D | Jump overcall = 2S |
What bid would you open this hand?
Your Hand
- ♠ AQT963
- ♥ 73
- ♦ J 5 3 2
- ♣ 4
Your bid here is 2♠. With only 7 HCP your hand is not strong enough to open at the 1 level, but with your 5 winning tricks and 3 tricks from your partner (not vul) you will interfere with the bidding of the opposition.
