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One of the least known strategies in bidding
is to jump overcall rather than overcall. This
is especially true when partner is a passed
hand. The jump takes up space from the
opponents, stopping them from making
intelligent game tries. For example, on this
hand if West bids only one spade, North bids
2 and South can invite game, which North
will reject.

In fact, game is makeable, since the queen
of hearts comes down doubleton. But the 2
bid had an additional effect. South played for
West to hold a singleton heart, because of his
jump. He won the spade lead, led a heart to
the king and finessed hearts throught East.
The result was down one, 100 points to
East-West.

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