{"id":1628,"date":"2011-02-02T00:47:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2013-02-15T23:02:57","modified_gmt":"2013-02-16T07:02:57","slug":"poll-35-penalty-doubles-in-contract-bridge-%e2%80%93-part-3-february-2-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=1628","title":{"rendered":"Poll #35, Penalty Doubles in Contract Bridge \u2013 Part 3, February 2, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Penalty Double – Business Doubles in Contract Bridge<\/h2>\n

Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n

Penalty Doubles: Extinct? No, nothing personal, it\u2019s just business!<\/h3>\n

Click here to view Part 1 of the video commentary<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

BridgeHands<\/em> members – after logging in, please scroll down to view text and video…<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Over the last two weeks we\u2019ve had a handful of lessons on Takeout Doubles and Negative Doubles, and that\u2019s hardly the tip of the proverbial iceberg on conventional doubles.\u00a0\u00a0 After a while, it kind of makes one wonder \u2013 is there such a thing as a Penalty Double anymore?\u00a0 Oh yeah, you bet there is!\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

So is there a safe way to know when a double is for penalty or if instead it\u2019s some kind of conventional call?\u00a0 Well, sorta\u2019 yes, sorta\u2019 no.\u00a0 Or as humorist Kin Hubbard eloquently said, \u201cThe safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it back in your pocket!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Generally, it\u2019s safe to say that when the opponents cannot find a fit, then the likelihood of your side somehow finding a fit goes down in the same proportion.\u00a0 And left alone to do their own bidding in a misfit situation, the opponents will either opt for a notrump contract or one of the opponents will \u201coutbid\u201d their partner. \u00a0In circumstances like these, we prefer not to get in the middle of their bidding disagreement but if we do come in with a Double, the most logical interpretation is that the call is for penalty.\u00a0\u00a0 Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1C \u2013 (1H) \u2013 P \u2013 (1S);
\n2C \u2013 (2H) \u2013 X \u2013 (2S);
\nX<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the above auction, North should not rebid 2 Hearts with a poor 6 card suit, particularly in a freebid seat (partner can still rebid).\u00a0 Without a partnership fit and great tenaces behind North, the patient East bidder makes a Penalty Double.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Board 4<\/em><\/strong>
\nWest Deals
\nBoth Vul<\/td>\n		\u2660 9
\n\u2665<\/span> K 9 7 5 4 2
\n\u2666<\/span> Q 10 5
\n\u2663 Q 3 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2660 A Q 8 5
\n\u2665<\/span> 10
\n\u2666<\/span> A J 2
\n\u2663 A J 9 8 7<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
N<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\u2660 10 2
\n\u2665<\/span> A Q J 6 3
\n\u2666<\/span> 8 7 6 4 3
\n\u2663 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u2660 K J 7 6 4 3
\n\u2665<\/span> 8
\n\u2666<\/span> K 9
\n\u2663 K 6 5 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
West<\/em><\/td>\nNorth<\/em><\/td>\nEast<\/em><\/td>\nSouth<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 \u2663<\/td>\n1 \u2665<\/span><\/td>\nPass<\/td>\n1 \u2660<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 \u2663<\/td>\n2 \u2665<\/span><\/td>\nDbl<\/td>\n2 \u2660<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dbl<\/td>\nPass<\/td>\nPass<\/td>\nPass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Trick<\/em><\/td>\nLead<\/em><\/td>\n2nd<\/em><\/td>\n3rd<\/em><\/td>\n4th<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. W<\/td>\n\u2663 A<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/td>\nT<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. W<\/td>\n\u2665<\/span> 10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nJ<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. E<\/td>\n\u2666<\/span> 3<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. W<\/td>\n\u2663 J<\/td>\nQ<\/td>\n\u2660 2<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. E<\/td>\n\u2665<\/span> 3<\/td>\n\u2663 5<\/td>\n\u2660 5<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. W<\/td>\n\u2663 9<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n\u2660 10<\/span><\/td>\nK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. E<\/td>\n\u2665<\/span> 6<\/td>\n\u2660 7<\/td>\n\u2660 8<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. W<\/td>\n\u2666<\/span> 2<\/td>\nT<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nK<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. S<\/td>\n\u2660 3<\/td>\nQ<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n\u2666<\/span> 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. W<\/td>\n\u2660 A<\/span><\/td>\n\u2665<\/span> 7<\/td>\n\u2666<\/span> 7<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11. W<\/td>\n\u2663 8<\/td>\n\u2665<\/span> 9<\/td>\n\u2666<\/span> 8<\/td>\n\u2660 6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12. S<\/td>\n\u2660 K<\/span><\/td>\n\u2666<\/span> J<\/td>\n\u2666<\/span> Q<\/td>\n\u2665<\/span> Q<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13. S<\/td>\n\u2660 J<\/span><\/td>\n\u2663 7<\/td>\n\u2665<\/span> K<\/td>\n\u2665<\/span> A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

BridgeHands Free, Premium and ULTRA Members – please signin to view our Protected Content.
\nPlease login or register to view this content.
\n<\/strong>Please login or register to view this content.<\/p>\nPlease login or register to view this content.\n

We have only scratched the surface on Penalty Doubles. \u00a0<\/span>And we have yet to cover the \u201cmother\u201d of all Penalty Doubles, the Balance of Power Double.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>On the other hand, we certainly will want to expore partner\u2019s Balancing seat Doubles, pondering whether the call might be for takeout or penalty.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In future articles, we will cover many more hands and associated guidelines associated with the occasionally nebulous, sometimes mysterious, but never uneventful action associated with most versatile call in our game of Bridge.<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

For our BridgeHands friends with Membership Subscription programs, please go to our Bridge Blog and sign in to access our advanced tricks, traps and techniques in our Protected Content \u00a0area with more animated card play.\u00a0 Additionally, you are welcome to download a copy of our lesson documentation (Creative Commons: AT-ND-NC)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you for attending our online Bridge virtual training class.\u00a0 <\/span>We appreciate your support and look forward to supporting your Bridge instructional needs.
\n<\/span><\/strong>
\nHappy Double Trouble,<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael
\nBridgeHands<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Penalty Double – Business Doubles in Contract Bridge JavaScript needs to be enabled for polling to work. Online Surveys by Constant Contact.   Tweet Penalty Doubles: Extinct? No, nothing personal, it\u2019s just business! Click here to view Part 1 of the video commentary\u00a0 BridgeHands members – after logging in, please scroll down to view text […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1628"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1631,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions\/1631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}