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Exercise Ten – Rebids by the Overcaller Teachers’ Key Point• Discuss how the overcaller continues after advancer makes a bid.Student Textbook Reference: pages 65-69.Opening Remarks• Let’s turn our attention back to the overcaller.Group ActivityWest, place the 1♥ bid in front of you.NORTH♠ A Q x x x♥ x xConstruct the following hand in front of North.♦ K x x♣ x x xQ. West opens 1♥. What call does North make?A. 1♠.• With a good five-card spade suit – two of the top three honors – North has enough tomake a simple overcall at the one level, 1♠.North, place the 1♠ bid in front of you.East, place a Pass in front of you.WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH1♥ 1♠ PASS 2♠PASS ?South, place the 2♠ bid in front of you.West, place a Pass in front of you.Q. After North overcalls 1♠, East passes, South advancesto 2♠, and West passed. What call does North makenow?A. Pass.• South’s raise shows about 6-9 points and three-cardsupport.WEST1♥NORTH♠ A Q x x x♥ x x♦ K x x♣ x x x• Since North has only 8 high-card points plus 1 length point for the five-card suit, thepartnership doesn’t have enough combined strength for game. 2♠ should be high enough.101