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Takeout X or not?

Poll: Takeout X or not? (26 member(s) have cast votes)

What's your bid?

  1. X (takeout) (19 votes [73.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 73.08%

  2. Pass (7 votes [26.92%])

    Percentage of vote: 26.92%

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Posted 2011-April-28, 05:41

X here. If V, I'd double if partner knows I can be light.
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Posted 2011-May-07, 02:20

:D Double, wtp? So partner can open light? It's not like I have a ratty minimum, and I'm not even vul.
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Posted 2011-May-07, 07:30

The two principle downsides are that you give away information, and you make it hard for partner to make a penalty double. This is particularly true if you double light based on a void in their suit.

Obviously, you will never gain when the opposition have game on, so the lower limit is about balancing the information that you give away vs the likelyhood that this is a part score hand. With ten points, it seems quite likely that partner might have enough to beat game, particularly when you have two aces, therefore its likely a partscore hand and you should get in early. However, not all ten counts are equal. If you want to play a style where you can punish the opposition for bidding too many light games when the cards sit badly, then you have to avoid doubling without good defence when the trumps might be 4-0 or 5-0.

On the given hand you have two hearts so its very unlikely partner will try to make a penalty double, so you only need to think of the chance that you are giving away information. FWIW, I would dble. A prime 9 is about my lower limit when I have two trumps. I need about a prime 11 when I am void in their suit.
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Posted 2011-May-09, 01:58

Easy Dbl imo, I have a nice offensive hand and decent shape.
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Posted 2011-May-09, 04:49

I don't double playing a standard system, I like that my partners go to game when they have a maximum (for a passed hand) with fit over my doubles and 2/1 overcalls. With the light opening system presented this might change.

Do doublers have the agreement that partner won't go overboard with good hands?
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