[mcphee]

Very reasonable to over call 2C which often makes things award for responder. 3C may work out well but this is not my idea of a pre-emptive hand, but it is the lead I would like to see tabled.

[MFA]

mcphee, on Jun 7 2010, 02:05 PM, said:

Very reasonable to over call 2C which often makes things award for responder.

LHO being a passed hand seriously decreases the preemptive effect of 2♣. He could now bid a nonforcing 2M.

[OleBerg]

MFA, on Jun 6 2010, 05:01 PM, said:

Pass. Partner will act too often if we overcall and the undertricks will be expensive.

Mine wont, but he is well-trained.

[peachy]

This is a good opportunity for lead directing overcall as well as make opponents life a little more difficult. I know from my own experience that it is much harder to get hands described after 1D (2C) than it is after 1D (P). More often than not, the responder does not have 4-4 majors and get them both in with a negative double and even if that were the case, I want a club lead in almost whatever contract they play. It is unlikely to be diamonds though.

This auction is an exception to the "direct overcall in minor strong with 6+ cards" because robbing them of space is important and the lead direction equally so. Partner is equipped with bridge logic and will not go haywire just because there is overcall from me.