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Power Doubles Part 14

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Fri, Sep 24, 2021Gavin Wolpert & Hazel WolpertBiddingWolperts on Competitive Bidding

When the opponents open the bidding in front of us and we have a hand that is too strong to make a simple overcall, our only way forward is to start with a takeout double.  When the takeout doubler doubles and then bids again, they are telling their partner "I don't actually have a takeout double, I was just too strong to overcall". 

Part one of this two part series does a basic review of takeout doubles and then goes in to describe how to navigate these strong hands when your opponent's open the bidding.

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Series:

Wolperts on Competitive Bidding
  1. Two Suited Hands
  2. The Art of Balancing
  3. The Free Bid
  4. Redoubles
  5. All About Cuebids
  6. Dealing with Overcalls 1
  7. Dealing with Overcalls 2
  8. Hand Evaluation
  9. Doubles
  10. Continuing After a Support Double
  11. Natural Game and Slam Tries
  12. Passed Hand Bidding
  13. Power Doubles Part 1
  14. Power Doubles Part 2
  15. Takeout Doubles Continued
  16. Multi Landy
  17. Defending against Precision
  18. Going for Blood with Penalty Doubles
  19. Michaels and Unusual 2NT
  20. The Trap Pass and Reopening Double
  21. Dealing with Michaels and Unusual 2NT