| Weekly Quiz - May 5th |
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Auction A
N E S W 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Auction B
N E S W 1 Dbl 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass
One of these doubles is for penalties and one of them is for take out. Which is which? How do you know?
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In Auction A the double is for penalties.
West is sure that the opponents' contract of 4 cannot make, and wants to collect more points when they go down. East should not bid.
In Auction B the double is for "take out."
East has an opening strength hand and a shortage of spades. If South had passed, this bid would have been forcing, and West must bid. In this case South has bid, and West may pass if has less than normal responding strength.
You can tell the difference by the level that the auction has reached. Most pairs agree that any double of a suit contract up to 2 is for take out. Some pairs agree that any first round double of a suit contract is for take out. Either way, by the time the bidding reaches 4, it is definitely for penalties.
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