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
Labels:
Double,
Double and Opponents Bid,
Take Out Double
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