{"id":1708,"date":"2011-02-06T17:20:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T01:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2013-02-15T23:00:08","modified_gmt":"2013-02-16T07:00:08","slug":"polling-you-37-penalty-doubles-and-preempts-day-3-february-7-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=1708","title":{"rendered":"Polling You #37: Penalty Doubles and Preempts, Day 3, February 7, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Doubles after Preempts: For Takeout or Penalty?<\/h2>\n<p><noscript>JavaScript needs to be enabled for polling to work. <a href='http:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/survey\/index.jsp?cc=ViraWidPOL'>Online Surveys<\/a> by Constant Contact.<\/noscript><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Over the last three weeks in our journey discussing doubles, we\u2019ve covered Takeout Doubles, Negative Doubles, Penalty Doubles against misfits and Balance of Power Penalty Doubles.\u00a0 Now enters the cursed preempts, leading us to examine a few more agreements.\u00a0 After opponents\u2019 preempt, sometimes a double is for penalty, sometimes it\u2019s for takeout, and sometimes we\u2019re all on our own.\u00a0\u00a0 Who said Bridge was only a game for black-white thinkers, anyway?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bridgehands-videos.s3.amazonaws.com\/Polling_You_37_Part_1\/Polling_You_37_Part_1.html\"><strong>Click here to view Part 1 of the video commentary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><em>BridgeHands<\/em> members &#8211; after logging in, please scroll down to view text and video&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For our discussions, we will assume the opponents are playing Weak Two preemptive bidding.\u00a0 So in first, second and third seat bidding, opening 2D, 2H or 2S shows a 6 card suit typically headed by 2 of the top 3 honors with no more than 1 useful honor in a side suit (5-11 HCP).\u00a0 \u00a0Similarly, three level preempts normally contain a 7 card suit with a weak hand.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First let\u2019s explore doubles in the direct seat after the preempt bid.\u00a0 Except in high 4 level contracts, doubles in direct seat are normally for takeout:<!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2D) \u2013 X\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is our classic Takeout Double over opponents\u2019 Weak Two preempt<br \/>\n(3H) \u2013 X\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Despite the 3 Heart preempt, this double is also intended as a Takeout Double<br \/>\n(4D) \u2013 X\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 While the oxygen is getting thin, again the doubler\u2019s intention is typically a Takeout Double (check your partnership agreements)<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>(4H) \u2013 X\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Showing \u201ccards,\u201d partnership agreements vary<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Poll #37, Hand 1a<\/h2>\n<div><!-- Board 4: Diagram --><\/div>\n<table cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>Board 4<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWest Deals<br \/>\nBoth Vul<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\">\u2660 K J 3 2<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> A K 3 2<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> 7<br \/>\n\u2663 K Q 8 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\u2660 6 5<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> J<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> A K J 6 5 4 3 2<br \/>\n\u2663 3 2<\/td>\n<td>\n<table width=\"64\" border=\"0\" frame=\"void\" rules=\"none\" bgcolor=\"#008000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\">N<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\">W<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\">E<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\">S<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\u2660 Q 7 4<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> 7 6 5 4<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> 10 9<br \/>\n\u2663 J 7 6 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\">\u2660 A 10 9 8<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> Q 10 9 8<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> Q 8<br \/>\n\u2663 A 10 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- Board 4: Auction --><\/p>\n<table>\n<colgroup span=\"1\">\n<col span=\"4\" width=\"64\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>West<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>North<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>East<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>South<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Dbl<\/td>\n<td>Pass<\/td>\n<td>4 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All pass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- Board 4: Play --><\/p>\n<table>\n<colgroup span=\"1\">\n<col span=\"5\" width=\"64\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Trick<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>Lead<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>2nd<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>3rd<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>4th<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. W<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> A<\/span><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. W<\/td>\n<td>\u2663 3<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>J<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. S<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> 8<\/td>\n<td>J<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A<\/span><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4. N<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> K<\/span><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. N<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u2663 K<\/span><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6. N<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> 2<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">T<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7. S<\/td>\n<td>\u2660 8<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">K<\/span><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8. N<\/td>\n<td>\u2660 2<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9. S<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> Q<\/td>\n<td>K<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10. N<\/td>\n<td>\u2660 3<\/td>\n<td>Q<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11. S<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> Q<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> 4<\/td>\n<td>\u2663 8<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12. S<\/td>\n<td>\u2660 10<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> 5<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">J<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u2663 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13. N<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u2663 Q<\/span><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>T<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> J<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>West opens 4 Diamonds with a great 8 card suit.\u00a0 With an excellent 4=4=1=4 shape and 16 HCP, North makes a Takeout Double (not for penalty by most players). Coming around to South, with 2 Aces, 1 working Queen and 4=4=2=3 shape, South somewhat pessimistically bids 4 Hearts.\u00a0\u00a0 North assumes South has a minimum hand, accepting the modest 4 Heart game.\u00a0 On reflection with 2 primary honors and excellent shape, South should jump to 5 Heart, allowing North to accept a slam contract.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Play is fairly straight forward, however the declarer should first split the trump HA-HK honors, not beginning with the HQ just in case East has 4 Hearts to the Jack.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BridgeHands FREE, Premium and ULTRA Members &#8211; please login for more details:<\/strong>Please login or register to view this content.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Content, video and downloads are available for Premium and ULTRA Members:<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Please login or register to view this content.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Please login or register to view this content.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Warm Regards, <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>BridgeHands<\/em><\/strong><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doubles after Preempts: For Takeout or Penalty? 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