Takeout Doubles
Direct double of one-of-a-suit opening is takeout double. This shows at least a mimimum opening hand with 3-4 cards support for each of the unbid
suits, or very strong hand with 16HCP or above.
RESPONSE
- Any mimimum new-suit bid: 0-9 HCP.
- 1NT: 6-9 HCP, promises a stopper in the enemy
suit, denies 4-card or longer unbid major suit.
- Jump in a new suit: 10-12 HCP, invitational.
- 2NT: 11-12 HCP, promises a stopper in the enemy
suit, denies 4-card or longer unbid major suit, invitational.
- Cue-bid: 13+ HCP, forcing.
- 3NT: 13-16 HCP, promises good stoppers in the enemy
suit, denies 4-card or longer unbid major suit.
- Double Jump in a new suit: Less than 10 HCP, good 6-card
suit, preemptive.
- Pass: Convert takeout to penalty.
RESPONSES IN COMPETITION
- Over Redouble, responder may:
- Pass: Allow doubler to rescue himself, or
- make normal response.
- Over an Intervening bid, responder may:
- New Suit: 6-9 HCP, or
- Double: Penalty.
- Normal response, or
- Pass.
REBIDS BY TAKEOUT DOUBLER
- Pass: < 15 HCP.
- Single Raise: 16-18 HCP, with 4-card support.
- Jump Raise: 19-20 HCP, with 4-card support.
- New Suit: 16+ HCP, 5-card suit, invitational.
- Jump in a new suit: Strong hand with 6-card or longer, invitational.
- All NT Bids: Very strong hand with stoppers in the enemy
suit. 1NT: 18-20 HCP; jump to 2NT: 21-22 HCP; non-jump to 2NT: 19-21 HCP.
- Cue-bid: 21+ HCP, forcing.