Source: Mastering Bridge
You are south and you hold:
Kxx
xx
AQxx
xxxx
The bidding proceeds:
West North East South
1 1
Pass 2
As beginners, we are taught to raise partner’s overcall one level with 8-11 pts and to jump raise with 12-14 pts. including distribution. Now that you are all grown up, we strongly recommend a change in strategy.
Let’s look at what happens when you bid this the old-fashioned way:
West holds: AKxxx East
QJxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
AKQ
xx
xx
South West North East
1 1
P 3
P P P
The opponents quickly take the first 5 tricks. Down one. East had a limit raise and jumped. West had a dog’s breakfast and the bidding simply got too high.
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