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Doubles: Takeout Doubles (set 1 of 8)

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Takeout Doubles
When our RHO opens the bidding, our options for competing in the bidding are overcalls and takeout doubles. The takeout double is an important tool in modern competitive bidding. Let's take a look at some examples of how and when to use this bidding tool. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 352.

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Doubles: Negative Doubles (set 2 of 8)

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Negative Doubles
When partner opens the bidding with a suit and RHO overcalls another suit, one of the most important tools we have as Responder is the negative double. Let's look at the hands where we may need this bidding tool. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 353.

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Doubles: Responsive Doubles (set 3 of 8)

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Responsive Doubles
When the opponents bid and raise a suit and partner takes some action in the middle (an overcall or a takeout double), we can use a responsive double to compete in the bidding and search for our best fit. This is a powerful bidding tool, especially when partner makes takeout doubles with only 3-cards in some of the unbid suits. Let's take a look at how to use these effectively. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 354.

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Doubles: Support Doubles (set 4 of 8)

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Support Doubles
When we open the bidding, partner responds, and RHO comes into the auction before we get to make our rebid, it seems to make life more difficult. By playing support doubles (and redoubles), we actually get to use the opponents' bids against them and better describe our hand to partner. Make sure you know what each action shows and implies.You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 355.

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Doubles: Balancing and Reopening Doubles (set 5 of 8)

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Balancing and Reopening Doubles
A double can be used in the balancing position as a tool to further compete in the bidding. This is true on our first call or on our second call, and can be done by the Opener or even the Responder. When we are short in the opponent's suit and have decent values, we often strive to double back into the auction and see if good things happen. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 356.

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Doubles: Non-Takeout Doubles (set 6 of 8)

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Non-Takeout Doubles
We generally use a low level double as takeout, an effort to search for a fit. But at high levels this makes less sense, and we often use these doubles for other reasons. There are also auctions where even at low levels our doubles should mean things other than takeout. Let's take a look and make sure we have good agreements with partner about the meanings of our doubles. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 357.

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Doubles: Doubles of the 2nd round of the bidding (set 7 of 8)

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Doubles on the 2nd Round of the Bidding
The double is one of the most useful calls in all of bridge. On the first round of the bidding, doubles often have well-defined meanings (with names like takeout, negative, responsive, etc.), but on the second round of the bidding, the double is equally as valuable, but often far less defined. Here we look at different complicated situations and try to understand the meaning of partner's double on the second round of the bidding. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 358.

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Doubles: Other Doubles (set 8 of 8)

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Other Doubles
The number of double uses goes on and on (new ones are constantly being invented), but here we look at some doubles by Advancer and even Opener in interesting situations. Take a look at these and discuss them with your regular partners. You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 359.