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Under “Defensive Bidding” I found this sentence in the SAYC booklet and don’t fully understand what is meant by it:
“A cuebid overcall when the opponents have bid two suits is natural in either suit.”
1. How can a bid be both natural and a cuebid?
2. Under what circumstances will you make a cuebid overcall? Some example auctions will be much appreciated.
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SAYC Booklet Defensive bidding
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Posted 2012-March-11, 08:35
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Posted 2012-March-11, 08:42
I believe Cuebid is just defined as bidding a suit that the opponents have already bid naturally - so a natural cuebid overcall just means that you are bidding their suit to play. A common cuebid overcall is:
(1♣) pass (1♥) 2♥
It is fairly standard to play 2♥ as a natural bid here.
(1♣) pass (1♥) 2♥
It is fairly standard to play 2♥ as a natural bid here.
If no one comes from the future to stop you from doing it then how bad a decision could it really be?
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Posted 2012-March-11, 11:32
the_dude, on 2012-March-11, 08:42, said:
I believe Cuebid is just defined as bidding a suit that the opponents have already bid naturally - so a natural cuebid overcall just means that you are bidding their suit to play. A common cuebid overcall is:
(1♣) pass (1♥) 2♥
It is fairly standard to play 2♥ as a natural bid here.
(1♣) pass (1♥) 2♥
It is fairly standard to play 2♥ as a natural bid here.
Yes. SAYC defines both 2♣ and 2♥ as natural in that sequence; I don't particularly like the use of the word "cuebid" in this context, but the definition given by the_dude is what they meant.
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
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