Defence Against Their Weak 2 Opening Bid
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- Simple overcall shows a high quality 5+ card suit and about opening points (comfortable opening points if you are bidding at the 3 level).
- Jump overcalls are always strong, the underlying principle being that you never pre-empt their pre-empt. Shows a powerful one-suiter i.e. 5 or fewer losers.
- 2NT is a balanced 16-18 with their suit stopped i.e. like a conventional 1NT overcall. It is not unusual so the full response system is on.
- 3NT to play.
- 4C/4D is Leaping Michaels. It applies only over 2H or 2S. It shows a powerful 2 suiter, being happy to be in game in either suit. The suits in question are the one bid and the unbid major. Partner shows preference.
- Double has it’s usual shape and strength requirements. A weak responder bids his suit at the 2 level if possible or else bids 2NT which is Lebensohl. The doubler, on hearing 2NT will bid 3C which partner will pass or correct. If responder is strong (8+) he bids his suit at the 3 level. Using Lebensohl in this way regains the bidding space robbed by the pre-emptive 2 level opening.
- A cue bid over a weak 2 is not Michaels but is a stopper asking bid for 3NT (aka Western Cue Bid). Partner with their suit stopped bids 3NT, otherwise he bids his own long suit, leaving further decisions to the cue bidder.
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