1. Bridge Lecture Partner pre-empted, WHAT TO DO NOW?
By Andras Honyek
17.July, Opatija, Croatia

2. How to count Playing tricks
13 minus ‘Number of losers’ = Number of Playing tricks

3. Strength of the pre-emptor’s main suit and side values
GOOD SUIT! NOT MORE THAN ONE KING or ACE on the Side

4. The Rule of Two, Three, Four
1. Unfavourable vulnerabilities – add 2 tricks to the value of your hand;
2. Equal vulnerabilities – add 3 tricks to the value of your hand;
3. Favourable vulnerabilities – add 4 tricks to the value of your hand.

5. (What about if you had ♠852 ♥ 73 ♦ 4 ♣ KQJ9753)
Example
They’ve opened 1♥ in front of us, and we need to bid with:
♠ KQJ9753 ♥ 73 ♦ 852 ♣4
1 loser in ♠, 2 losers in ♥, 3 in ♦ and 1 in ♣ - 7 losers – 6 PTs
-in unfavourable vulnerabilities – 6 PTs + 2 added tricks = 8 => overcall 2♠
-in equal vulnerabilities – 6 PTs + 3 added tricks = 9 => overcall 3♠
-in favourable vulnerabilities – 6 PTs + 4 added tricks =10=> overcall 4♠
(What about if you had ♠852 ♥ 73 ♦ 4 ♣ KQJ9753)

6. Example
The left-hand opponent opened 1♥, partner overcalled with 4♠ with favourable vulnerability, right-hand opponent bid 5♥, and we need to decide what to bid holding:
♠ K82 ♥ T9 ♦ A763 ♣ 8632

7. QUIZ
1. You are second to bid, no one is vulnerable.
Your RHO opens 1♥. What would you bid with the following hand:
♠ AQJ842
♥ 64
♦ 3
♣ J853

8. Partner passes, RHO opens 1♥.
QUIZ
2. You are third to bid. You are not vulnerable, your opponents are.
Partner passes, RHO opens 1♥.
What would you bid with: 
♠ 8
♥ 2
♦ KQJ95432
♣ 974

9. 3. You are in first seat, both sides are vulnerable.
QUIZ
3. You are in first seat, both sides are vulnerable.
What would you bid holding:
♠ AKQT642
♥ 4
♦ 652
♣ 63

10. QUIZ
4. Both sides are vulnerable, LHO opens 1♠,
partner overcalls 3♦, RHO bids 4♠.
What do you bid with:
♠ 974
♥ A7542
♦ K964
♣ 6

11. QUIZ
5. You are not vulnerable, the opponents are. You pass as first, LHO opens 1♥, partner jumps to 3♠ and RHO goes to 4 ♥.
What would you do with:
♠ Q72
♥ 852
♦ 8632
♣ A75

12. QUIZ
6. Both sides are vulnerable. LHO opens 1NT (12-14), partner overcalls 3♦, RHO bids 4♥.
What would you bid with:
♠ J964
♥ K742
♦ A42
♣ Q2

13. LET’S PLAY BRIDGE
HAVE FUN