Lesson 19 - REVIEW

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R-BR 19.1 - The Negative Double Response

The negative double is a . . . . . . . . . . . by the responder.
It applies when your Partner has opened in . . . . . . . . . . . rather than . . . . . and your right hand Opponent has overcalled at . . . . . . . . . . in an other suit.

The negative double then shows . . . . . . . .points and . . . . cards in the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . suit. The basic responses are :

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The negative double response facilitates two most useful communications :

  1. It enables the . . . . . responder (with . . . - . . . points) to show his . . . card . . . . . . . suit without having to bid it at the . . . level

  2. It enables the . . . . . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . responder to specify whether he holds a . . . . card or . . . . card . . . . . . suit.
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R-BR 19.2 - Double after a Minor & Minor

When both the Opener and Overcaller bid a minor suit, the Double shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

With a weak hand ( . . . - . . . points) the holding may be . . . - . . . , or . . . - . . . , or . . . - . . .
With 4 or more cards in only one of the majors bid that major suit, but only at the . . . level.

With all . . . . . points hands a double shows exactly . . . . cards in both majors.
With only one major suit bid that . . . . card suit at the 1 level, but at the 2 level only with . . . . cards in the suit.

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Hand 1
What is your response after the Opponent's ovecall shown below ?
  1. 1C - (1D) - Your response = . . . . . . . . . .

  2. 1D - (2C) - Your response = . . . . . . . . . .
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Hand 2
What is your response after the Opponent's ovecall shown below ?
  1. 1C - (1D) - Your response = . . . . . . . . . .

  2. 1D - (2C) - Your response = . . . . . . . . . .
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Hand 3
What is your response after the Opponent's ovecall shown below ?
  1. 1C - (1D) - Your response = . . . . . . . . . .

  2. 1D - (2C) - Your response = . . . . . . . . . .
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R-BR 19.3 - Double after a Minor & Major

Write the correct point ranges in the Diagram below.

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Hand 4
What is your response after the Opponent's ovecall shown below ?
  1. 1H - (2D) - Your response = . . . . . . .

  2. 1D - (1H) - Your response = . . . . . . . .

  3. 1D - (1S) - Your response = . . . . . . . .
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Hand 5
What is your response after the Opponent's ovecall shown below ?
  1. 1H - (2D) - Your response = . . . . . . .

  2. 1D - (1H) - Your response = . . . . . . . .

  3. 1D - (1S) - Your response = . . . . . . . .
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Hand 6
What is your response after the Opponent's ovecall shown below ?
  1. 1H - (2D) - Your response = . . . . . . .

  2. 1D - (1H) - Your response = . . . . . . . .

  3. 1D - (1S) - Your response = . . . . . . . .
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R-BR 19.4 - Double after a Major & Major

Write the correct point ranges in the Diagram below.

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Hand 7
What is your response after the Opponent's ovecall shown below ?
  1. 1H - (1S) - Your response = . . . . . . . .

  2. 1S - (2H) - Your response = . . . . . . . .
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Hand 8
What is your response after the Opponent's ovecall shown below ?
  1. 1H - (1S) - Your response = . . . . . . . .

  2. 1S - (2H) - Your response = . . . . . . . .
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Hand 9
What is your response after the Opponent's ovecall shown below ?
  1. 1H - (1S) - Your response = . . . . . . . .

  2. 1S - (2H) - Your response = . . . . . . . .
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R-BR 19.5 - Replies by the Opener

Replies by Opener after Partner's negative double are straight forward.
With trump support for the inferred major suit, respond as if . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

For example after 1C - (1S) - DBL - Your reply ?

  1. 2H - with . . . . . . . points and . . . card Heart support

  2. 3H - with . . . . . . . points and . . . card Heart support

  3. 4H - with . . . . . . . points and . . . card Heart support
With no support for Partner
  • bid . . . . . . . . (which is . . . . . . . . . for one round)

  • rebid your . . . . . card suit,

  • or bid . . . with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hand 10
You have . . . . points, and opened with 1 Club.
  1. 1C - (1S) - DBL - Opener's reply = . . . . . .

  2. 1C - (1H) - DBL - Opener's reply = . . . . . . .

  3. 1C - (1H) - 1S - Opener's reply = . . . . . . . .
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R-BR 19.6 - Responses by the Doubler

The Doubler reveals in his second bid the point range of his hand.

Weak hands : 6-10 points

  1. after Opener's "single raise" of your suit : . . . . . . . .

  2. after Opener's "jump raise" : . . . . . . . . . . . . with . . . . . . . points

  3. otherwise usually . . . . . . . , but if no good contract has been reached yet : bid your . . . . card suit if you have one.
Hand 11
You have . . . points, and . . . Spades.
  1. 1D - (1H) - DBL - 2S - You ? > >: . . . . . . .

  2. 1D - (1H) - DBL - 3S - You ? > >: . . . . . . . .
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Intermediate hands : 11-12 points
  1. after Opener's "single raise" of your suit : . . . . . . . . . .

  2. after Opener's "jump raise" : . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Raise Opener's major suit to the . . . . . . . . with . . . card support. This shows . . . - . . . points.

  4. Bid . . . . . without . . . card support for his major suit, but a . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hand 12
You have . . . points, and . . . Hearts.
  1. 1D - (1S) - DBL - 2H - You ? > >:. . . . . .

  2. 1D - (1S) - DBL - 3H - You ? > >: . . . . . . . .

  3. 1D - (1S) - DBL - 2D - You ? > >: . . . . . . . .

  4. 1S - (2D) - DBL - 2C - You ? > >: . . . . . . . .
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Strong hands : 13+ points
  1. after Opener's "raise" of your suit : . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. When Opener shows no support for your suit bid . . . . . . . with a . . . . . . . . . in the . . . . . . . . . suit

  3. Without any of above possibilities . . . . . . . . . the enemy suit.
Hand 13
You have . . . points, and . . . Hearts.
  1. 1D - (1S) - DBL - 2H - You ? > >: . . . . . . . .

  2. 1D - (1S) - DBL - 2D - You ? > >: . . . . . . . .
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