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Overly-strict requirements for tox?

#1 User is offline   Bbradley62 

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Posted 2012-May-18, 10:20

Does West not double because he fails the "2-D" criterion?
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Posted 2012-May-18, 12:05

Yeah GIB refuses takeout double on 4333 which I think is big error. Not necessarily this hand with the good d and N-S vul, but if swap west's spade and diamond suits it still won't double (maybe overcall H?) which I think is really bad.
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Posted 2012-May-18, 19:05

I agree. I find too many strong hands that don't meet the requirements to be able to do a takeout double, even though I usually do them anyway. The chances of getting stuck are not that different than if you did have 2-D as long as you still have 3+ of each other suit.
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