Responding to a Take-out Double of a Weak Two by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your opponent will have opened a Weak Two and your partner will have doubled.

How are you going to respond?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 8 7 2
♥ 8 4 2
♦ 6 5 3
♣ 10 5 4 2

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	2♠	Double	Pass
?

A: 3♣ - Don't be tempted to pass. Your partner has shortness in Spades and West would likely make 2♠X, which cannot be good.

Bid your four-card Club suit, to show a weak hand, even though it's at the 3-level. That's why your partner should have a bit more than just an opening bid to double here.

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 8 3
♥ K J 8 5 2
♦ 9 3
♣ A J 4 2

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	2♠	Double	Pass
?

A: 4♥ - Responding without a jump shows 0-7 points. With at least 8 points, you need to make an encouraging bid.

With five Hearts, this encouraging bid must be a jump to game.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ A Q 5
♥ 8 3
♦ K 8 4 2
♣ Q J 9 8

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	2♠	Double	Pass
?

A: 3 NT - You have a Spade stopper and your partner has all the other suits. You want to play 3 NT, so bid it.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A J 8
♥ 9 6 2
♦ K Q 8 5
♣ K J 7

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	2♥	Double	Pass
?

A: 3♥ - You want to play a game, but you're not sure which one. If your partner has a Heart stopper, you can play 3 NT.

You need to cue-bid Hearts to ask partner for a stopper in the suit.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A K J 8 7
♥ 8 3
♦ Q 9 6 2
♣ J 4

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	2♠	Double	Pass
?

A: Pass - This is the type of hand with which you can pass a take-out double - a good hand with great length in the opponent's suit.

Poor West will lose a lot of tricks in 2♠X!

Your result so far:

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