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What is Double?


  

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  1. 1. What is Double?

    • 1 - Takeout
      32
    • 2 - Competitive
      3
    • 3 - Values
      0
    • 4 - Penaltyish
      3
    • 5 - Penalty
      6


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45 in black suits. Obviously 22 reds. Not good enough spades to overcall on one level and not good enough hand to bid clubs. Wanted to defend 1NT.

 

KJxx

xx

xx

KQTxx

 

Something along those lines...

I prefer overcalling 1 with that hand.

 

It's takeout for me - too weak for an initial takeout double, but wants to compete. Eg QJxx Qxxx x Kxxx will do.

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It makes no sense this can be a penalty dble. I dare say if there was any hand that was going to bury 2D they will now play 2H. T/O lets find our fit partner, the less shape the t/o dble has the better the hand. A 4-2-3-4 would be at least close to opening values 11 or more. 4-2-2-5 I would not expect a lot for dbl. 8+ so to me this dble can be quite a range but it is really balancing.
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45 in black suits. Obviously 22 reds. Not good enough spades to overcall on one level and not good enough hand to bid clubs. Wanted to defend 1NT.

 

KJxx

xx

xx

KQTxx

 

Something along those lines...

I agree with this. 1 originally makes little sense with this suit and a 9 count.

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45 in black suits. Obviously 22 reds. Not good enough spades to overcall on one level and not good enough hand to bid clubs. Wanted to defend 1NT.

 

KJxx

xx

xx

KQTxx

 

Something along those lines...

I agree with this. 1 originally makes little sense with this suit and a 9 count.

I agree that 1 makes little sense, but isnt this what X shows after 1D-p-1H-?

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