Set One 12 April 2017 Hand 14

Board 14 East Deals None Vul	♠ A K J 8 ♥ 10 8 7 2 ♦ 10 4 ♣ Q 10 7
♠ 10 9 3 ♥ A 5 ♦ A 8 7 3 ♣ A 6 4 3	N W E S	♠ Q 7 6 5 4 2 ♥ — ♦ K 9 6 5 2 ♣ J 8
	♠ — ♥ K Q J 9 6 4 3 ♦ Q J ♣ K 9 5 2

EW 4♠; NS 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 1N; NS 1♣; Par −300: NS 5♥×−2

West	North	East	South
		2 ♦	2 ♥
Dbl	2 ♠	Pass	4 ♥
All pass

4 ♥ by South

Lead: ♠ 10

Made 5 — NS +450

Here south overcalls in hearts. West cannot be one hundred percent sure that east does not have hearts so can double as a pass or correct bid. Now north can bid 2 ♠ as a cue and south with great hearts bids game. 

After a 2 ♥ or 2 ♠ overcall a direct bid in the other major is unambiguously a cue-bid. However it could be either an invitational raise or a directional ask.

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