The Complete Book on Takeout Doubles - A Mike Lawrence Bridge Classic by Mike Lawrence 2nd edn (2012).pdf

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Lawrence, Mike
The complete book on takeout doubles / Mike Lawrence.
-- 2nd ed.
Issued also in electronic formats.
ISBN 978-1-897106-87-7
1. Contract bridge--Bidding. I. Title.
GV1282.43.L38 2012
Editor
Copyeditor
Cover and interior design
795.41’52
C2012-906100-X
Ray Lee, Karen Lawrence
Sally Sparrow
Olena S. Sullivan/New Mediatrix
CONTENTS
Introduction
Defining the Takeout Double — Its History
How to Use This Book
How this book is organized
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Chapter One: Four Conventions to Help You with
Your Takeout Doubles
1. The Michaels Cuebid
2. The Responsive Double
The responsive double when partner doubles and they raise
The responsive double when partner overcalls
3. Equal Level Conversion (ELC)
4. Lebensohl
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Chapter Two: The Takeout Double
Introduction to the Takeout Double in General
RHO Opens with a One-bid: What Variations Are Allowed in the
Takeout Doubler’s Strength?
What Variations Are Allowed in the Takeout Doubler’s Shape?
Can you make a takeout double with only three cards in an
unbid major?
Can you make a takeout double with five cards in a minor suit?
Can you make a takeout double with five cards in a major suit?
Deviant shapes that may have to make takeout doubles
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Chapter Three: How Strong Do You Have to Be to
Double and Bid Again?
How Strong Do You Have to Be to Double and Then Bid a Suit?
You double, intending to bid a suit next. Are the requirements
the same for all suits?
Two extra concerns
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Don’t fall in love with your hand. Is it really worth doubling and
bidding a suit?
Expert trick — equal level conversion
If you double and bid a new suit, is it forcing?
How Strong Do You Have to Be to Double and then Bid Notrump?
You Double and then Double Again without Hearing a Bid from Partner
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Chapter Four: The Takeout Double when Both
Opponents Have Bid
LHO Opens and RHO Bids a Suit at the One-level
LHO Opens and RHO Bids 1NT
LHO Opens and RHO Raises
LHO Opens and RHO Makes a Two-over-one Response
Life is not always perfect when you double a two-over-one
Responding to partner’s double of a two-over-one response
When LHO Opens in Third or Fourth Seat and His Partner Uses Drury
What should it mean if you double 2
?
Bidding when their side uses Drury and opener rebids his major
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Chapter Five: Delayed Doubles — Takeout or Penalty?
Your RHO Opens and Rebids His Suit after a One-level Response by
His Partner. You Double. What Does It Mean?
What Does It Mean if You Pass and Double when RHO Raises
His Partner?
What Does It Mean if You Pass and Double when RHO Rebids 1NT?
What Does It Mean if You Pass and Double when RHO Rebids a
New Suit?
What Does It Mean if You Pass and Double when RHO Reverses or
Jump Shifts?
You Open, the Opponents Bid, and You Double
Your Opponent Opens and You Overcall. If You Double Later, Is It
For Penalty or Takeout?
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Chapter Six: Responding when Partner Doubles a
One-bid
How Should You Respond to Partner’s Overcall?
More differences between responding to a takeout double and to
an overcall
Responding to the Takeout Double when RHO Passes
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Takeout Doubles
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