One of my favorite conventions is the Michaels Cuebid. It’s an overcall that lets you get into the auction with two-suited hands. Learn more about it in Modern Bidding. In Defenders’ Corner, Eddie Kantar gives practical tips for choosing an opening lead when there’s a dilemma. Preemptive bids by the opponents are designed to be obstructive during the auction. However, as Larry Cohen shows in The Real Deal, they can provide very useful information to declarer during the play of the deal. Plus
