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INTERMEDIATE-2
BRIDGE
LESSON
7
RESPONSES
OVER THE OPPONENT’S TAKE-OUT DOUBLE
A. CIRCUMSTANCE: Your
partner has opened the bidding with one (1) of a suit and
your right hand opponent
(RHO) has bid a take‑out double.
What
should be your response,
and what are the various meanings of that
which you might call?
B. TYPES OF RESPONSES: Basically there are three
types of responses necessary under
these circumstances; i.e.,
the ability to show (1) a weak
pre-emptive
holding, (2) a mildly constructive competitive holding, and (3) a
strong, invitational or
better holding.
C. CONDITIONS: Two conditions need be examined under which the three previous
responses (weak, mildly competitive, and strong) need be exercised; (1) with trump support for partner, and (2)
without trump support for partner.
With Trump Support
(1) WEAK OR PRE‑EMPTIVE: ‑ (0-5 HCP’s)
(A). A Single Raise of Partner's Suit
with slightly weaker values necessary
without the opponent’s
intervening double; i.e., 0‑5 HCP's.
(Note: Minimum Primary Support; i.e. three pieces
of a Major or five of a Minor
KJX 1S
Dbl. 2S
XXX
XX
XXXX
XXX
QXX
QXXXX 1D
Dbl. 2D
XX
(B). A Double Raise (or greater) of Partner's
Suit showing longer than
primary
support for partner’s suit –
This bid is pre-emptive and should comply
with the “LAW OF TOTAL TRICKS” in terms of the total number of.
trumps held cumulatively by
the partnership.
AXXX
XXX 1S Dbl. 3S (Nine
Trumps)
XX
XXXX
XX
JXXXX 1H Dbl.
4H (Ten Trumps)
XX
KXXX
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(2) MILDLY CONSTRUCTIVE:
- (6&‑9 HCP's)
An Initial Pass
followed by a Bid on the subsequent round.
Shows a hand with
good defensive strength and
stronger values than an immediate support of
partner's suit as above.
AXX
QXXX 1S Dbl. P 2H
QXXX P P 2S
XX
(2) STRONG: (10 or More HCP’s – A Limit
Raise or Better)
A Immediate
Conventional Bid of “2NT” (“JORDAN”) is employed here to
show primary support or longer of
partner’s suit with at least invitational
strength (Eight Losers or fewer).
KJXX 1S
Dbl. “2NT”
XXX
QX
AQXX
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Without Trump Support
(1) WEAK OR PRE‑EMPTIVE: ‑ (0-9 HCP’s)
(A) A Suit Response ‑ a non‑forcing
response with a 5‑card suit at the one (1)
level or a 6‑card suit at the two (2)
level.
KXX
X
KQXXX 1C Dbl. 1D
XXXX
X
XXX
KXX
AXXXXX 1S Dbl.
2C
XX
AQXXX 1D Dbl.
1H (Is especially important
to
XXX evidence
a 5-card Major)
XXX
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(B) A Jump-Shift Response ‑ pre‑emptive with (0-5 HCP’s), no support for
partner, but holding a 6‑card suit or
better, and is a "drop dead"
implication.
X
XXX 1S Dbl.
3D
KQXXXX
XXX
(C) A 1NT Response - A lack of
support for partner's bid suit, no particular
suit of
one's own, and 7-9 HCP’s.
.
QXX
JXXX
QXXX 1C
Dbl. 1NT
AX
(2) STRONG: (10 or More HCP’s)
A Redouble By Responder ‑ shows any strong hand with a point count of 10 HCP's or greater. Opener, unless he/she has a distributional
hand unsuitable for defense, will pass on the next round of bidding thereby
allowing the re-doubler to have the opportunity to double for penalties, else
to bid on. Responder will make that
subjective decision based upon whether the vulnerability is suitable to allow
scoring to exceed that which would have been achieved if, alternatively, the
hand were to be played by their partnership instead.
1S
Dbl. RDbl. P
A
P 2H
Dbl. AJXX (Note: Hand
satisfies
KXX rules of 10 & 12)
XXXXX
1H
Dbl. RDbl. P
AJX
P
1S 2NT XX
AKXX
XXXX
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INTERMEDIATE-2
BRIDGE
LESSON
7
RESPONSES
OVER THE OPPONENT’S TAKE-OUT DOUBLE
Comparison
of Responses to Partner’s Opening Bid of One of A Suit
Holding
Trump Support for Partner
(All
Principles Below Are for Minor or Major Suit Openings by Partner)
Without
Interference After Intervening Overcall After
Intervening Take-out Double
1H 1H 1H
Pass 1S Double
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PRE-EMPTIVE 4H
3H or 4H 2H or 3H
or 4H
Shows
4-8 HCP’s Shows 3-6 HCP’s Shows 4-6 HCP’s
And 5-Card or Greater
and 4-Card or 5-Card and
a 3-Card, 4-Card, or 5-Card
Support Support Respectively Support Respectively
(A Distributional) Losing Trick Count 10 or More Losing Trick Count 10 or More
(Pre-Emptive Bid)
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Constructive Pass on First Bidding
(or) 2H 2H Opportunity, Then
Competetive Bid 2H on Second Bid
Shows 6-10 HCP’s Shows 6-10 HCP’s 7-9 HCP’s with Support
With Support for Partner’s Support for Partner for Partner’s Suit
Suit (At Least 3 Pieces) Losing Trick Count = 9
(Losing Trick Count = 8½-9)
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Invitational
(or) 3H “2S” “2NT”
Better
Shows 11-12 HCP’s Shows 11 HCP’s or More Shows 10 HCP’s or More
Support for Partner Support for Partner Support for Partner
Losing Trick Count = 8 Losing Trick Count = 8 or Fewer and A Losing Trick
(Is NOT
Alertable) Count of 8 or
Fewer
(Called “JORDAN”)
(IS
Alertable)
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