Free Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Don't know if many people use Power Doubles here, but I have a question: what's the best way to respond to these strong Doubles? Suppose you play them 15+HCP, do you use a negative response, some semipositives, transfers of some kind, cuebids for GF, or what?? And how does the doubler respond? Tnx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 One interesting option is to use the same style Fantoni-Nunes use over their 1x openings. Over 1♣: 1♦, 1♥ as 0-8 transfers (4+cards)1♠ as 0-8 without a 4 card major1N as 9+ balanced GF2c, 2d, 2h, 2s as 9+ GF unbalanced Over 1♦:1♥, 1♠ = 0-8 4+ cards1NT = 0-8 not a 4 card major2x = 9+ GF unbal with the cuebid being 9+ balanced GF Over 1♥:1♠ = 0-8 4+ spades1N = 0-8 not 4sp doubler can now bid 2♣ as a gazilli-like bid 2x = 9+ GF unabal with the cuebid being 9+ balanced GF Same over 1♠ Luis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double ! Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 FWIW Dan_Neill and Jeff Goldsmith both have write-ups of "The Overcall System" (Fouts) that includes Power Doubles and responses, and I believe that Jeff Goldsmith has some additional notes. Hope this is helpful. DHL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Over 1♥:1♠ = 0-8 4+ spades1N = 0-8 not 4sp doubler can now bid 2♣ as a gazilli-like bid 2x = 9+ GF unabal with the cuebid being 9+ balanced GF Same over 1♠ Luis Sounds interesting indeed! What's that 2♣ gazilli-bid exactly??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 FWIW Dan_Neill and Jeff Goldsmith both have write-ups of "The Overcall System" (Fouts) that includes Power Doubles and responses, and I believe that Jeff Goldsmith has some additional notes. Hope this is helpful. DHL http://www.gg.caltech.edu/~jeff/system/powerdoubles.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I use power doubles - but I don't have the fancified transfer structure. I just keep it simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Over 1♥:1♠ = 0-8 4+ spades1N = 0-8 not 4sp doubler can now bid 2♣ as a gazilli-like bid 2x = 9+ GF unabal with the cuebid being 9+ balanced GF Same over 1♠ Luis Sounds interesting indeed! What's that 2♣ gazilli-bid exactly??? 2c is either natural or 19+ in this sequence (power doubles) responder will bid 2♦ with a game forcing hand 6-8 HCP or natural with 0-5. Over 2♦ 6-8 doubler cuebids with a natural 15-18 hand with clubs or bids natural with 19+, a Gf situation has been stablished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted August 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 I use power doubles - but I don't have the fancified transfer structure. I just keep it simple. Would you mind explaining your 'simple' version of responses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 I bid quite natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 playing a first step artifical negative response is VERY helpfulXfers seem like another reasonable appraoch, but I haven't practiced with this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpenz Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 in google look up the "overcall structure" they use the power double to show basically a 1nt type of hand 14+...include transfers etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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