Takeout Doubles
How to Overcall in three suits
Price: $25. You are not yet enrolled in this course.
6
Lessons
6
quizzes
All
Skill Level
1 h - 2 h
Duration
Overview
Takeout Doubles is the third way of overcalling, behind the normal suit overcall and the 1NT overcall.
Completing this course will ENABLE YOU TO:
- overcall when you have opening points but no good 5 card suit to bid
- show hands which are too strong to overcall with a suit or 1NT
- become more flexible with your overcalls
Who is the course for?
This course is for all players who wish to have more flexibility in the bidding when your side is the overcalling side.
This online course should be taken in conjunction with Overcalls
Learning Path
What is a Takeout Double?
Learn how to overcall when you don’t have a 5 card suit.
Learn how to respond when partner overcalls with a takeout double
Learn what to bid once the Advancer has responded to your takeout double.
You have bid a major at the two level and now the Overcaller raises your major to the three level, inviting you to bid game. This lesson shows you the hands which you should accept the invitation…and bid game.
Learn about the “Clayton’s” Takeout double…which shows you how to overcall when you have a very strong hand
“Practice” overcalling with a takeout double.
“Practice” responding to a takeout double.
Now finish off with the Super Quiz