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Posted 2026-September-25, 08:13

Sticking with the double trouble theme, this NZ Bridge article on takeout doubles is well worth a read.

https://www.nzbridge...-in-New-Zealand
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Posted 2026-September-25, 08:22

Though the last hand should not bid 1NT :unsure:
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Posted 2026-September-25, 08:38


“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
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Posted 2026-September-25, 13:56

View Postjillybean, on 2026-September-25, 08:38, said:




Scoring?

Your choice is either Pass or 1NT, take your pick, I would go with Pass.
There was a recent poll in a bridge magazin discussing a similar situation, and they decided to bid a 3 carder on 2 level.
Basically this is damage control. Get it right.
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Posted 2026-September-25, 17:50

 jillybean, on 2026-September-25, 08:38, said:



2C seems clear, what else?
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Posted 2026-September-25, 18:57

View PostP_Marlowe, on 2026-September-25, 13:56, said:

Scoring?

Your choice is either Pass or 1NT, take your pick, I would go with Pass.
There was a recent poll in a bridge magazin discussing a similar situation, and they decided to bid a 3 carder on 2 level.
Basically this is damage control. Get it right.

Passing means that this partner will be frightened to double in the future.

Particularly after they lead trumps, expecting QJxxxx.
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Posted 2026-September-25, 19:05

View PostDavidKok, on 2026-September-25, 08:22, said:

Though the last hand should not bid 1NT :unsure:

I was convinced by Jeff Rubens's argument that 1NT needs to say "I'm worth a jump, but my suit(s) are weak 4-card." Or something like that.
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Posted Yesterday, 05:12

To be clear I like 2♣, with pass a distant second. I consider a 1NT choice worse than those two options, and require values (approximately 8-11) for that bid - agreeing with the comment above.
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