Saturday, October 22, 2016

Take Out Double -- Responding when the Opponents Bid and you have an Intermediate Strength Hand

Please read these posts to learn about the take out double.
Introducing the Take Out Double
Responding to a Take Out Double with a Weak Hand
Responding to a Take Out Double with an Intermediate Hand
Responding to a Take Out Double with an Opening Hand
Take Out Double -- Responding when the Opponents Bid and you have a Weakish hand

Bidding after the Opponents bid now shows a different point count. You are no longer forced to bid but with a good 9 to 11 points you still want to bid your suit. If the opponents allow you to bid your suit at either the 1 or the 2 level then do so, but you should probably then jump to bid your suit. That way Partner knows you are pretty serious and not just competing. If the opponents force you to bid your suit at the 3 level then you probably want to compete and bid it but you no longer need to jump.

Use your judgement. You are not required to jump. Only bid and/or jump if you feel it is necessary to show how nice your hand is.

Let's look at a few examples. What would you do with the following hands if your LHO opened the bidding 1♣, Partner Doubles and your RHO bids 1?

Hand 1

♠JT432
K7
Q7
♣AT65



Hand 2

♠84
AQ7
QJ984
♣J32



Hand 3

♠AKT72
JT5
J3
♣873



Hand 4

♠KQJ4
954
QT93
♣QJ



Hand 5

♠52
J94
AKJT8
♣JT8



Hand 6

♠KQ762
JT5
74
♣A87



Hand 7

♠KQ98
K3
Q985
♣J73



Hand 8

♠865
974
KQ975
♣A8



Hand 9

♠865
974
KQ97
♣A87



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