, West overcalls 2
and my partner bids 3. This, in our system, shows a
sound raise to 3 (allowing a direct bid of 3 to be reserved for weaker hands where we want
to make life difficult for the opponents). Well, my hand is far from minimum with its three Aces
so I proceed immediately to 4. The bidding has been straightforward:
| South | West | North | East |
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
Pass |
| 4
|
Pass | Pass | Pass |
6 and dummy is something of a disappointment:
