Practice 5S01
Main
Understanding Doubles
by Richard Pavlicek
West
4
Pass
NORTH
Pass
Pass
4
East
1
Pass
All Pass
South
Dbl
Dbl
Board 1
10 9 8 5
6 5 4
J 8 6 3
8 5
Trick
1 E
2 S
3 E
4 S
5 S
6 W
7 S
8 N
Lead
K
3!
8
A
K
3
4
9
2nd
J
!
2
Q
!
10
2
6
6
7
3rd
10
8
2
3
6
9
10
4
4th
4
10
5
2
5
K
!
3
A
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
A 7 6 2
Q 10 7 3 2
10
Q 9 2
3
A K J 9 8
9 7 5 2
K J 10
Bidding
Play
Defense
Second double is still
takeout but stronger
Unblocking play
Keep trump control
Force dummy to ruff
Play
K Q J 4
A K Q 4
A 7 6 4 3
4
North
8 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 +420
West
Dbl
3
North
2
All Pass
EAST
Pass
Dbl
South
1
Pass
Board 2
K 10 2
J 10 6 5
J 10 8 2
J 3
Trick
1 N
2 S
3 E
4 W
5 S
6 W
7 S
8 W
9 W
10 E
11 W
Lead
2
4
2
8
Q
10
7
Q
2
4
5
2nd
8
6
3
3
9
!
J
K
10
2
7
10
3rd
J
K
A
5
10
K
6
3
7
K
9!
4th
5
A
5
Q
9
A
9
8
4
8
A
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
7 4
6 5
A K Q 4
K 6 5
10 9 8 2
A 9 8
9 2
Q 9 4 3
K 7 6 5
Bidding
Play
Responsive double
Rebid by doubler
Finessing technique
Unblocking play
Play
Q J 7 4 3
8 7 3
A 7
A Q 4
3
West
5 top tricks
Win the rest
made 3 -110
West
1
Pass
North
Pass
Dbl
East
1 NT
All Pass
SOUTH
Pass
Pass
Board 3
7 2
A Q J 9
7 6 2
A K 10 8
Trick
1 S
2 N
3 N
4 N
5 E
6 W
7 S
8 N
9 N
Lead
8!
K
A
10
4
10
2
8
A
!
2nd
10
4
5
J
3
6
5
6
5
3rd
J
2
3
7
K
Q
9
3
8
4th
4
9
Q
3
2
A
6
5
7
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
2 4
2 5
2 6
2 7
A J 9 5
K 10 7 5 3
K 10
Q 9
K 8
6 4
Q J 9 5 4
J 6 5 4
Bidding
Defense
Trap pass
Lead-directing double
Choose lead at notrump
Cash out play
Play
Q 10 6 4 3
8 2
A 8 3
7 3 2
1 NT× East
2 top tricks
Claim the rest
down 1 +200
WEST
Pass
2
3
North
Pass
Dbl
3
East
1
Pass
All Pass
South
1
2
!
Board 4
3
A 10 9 5 4
K Q 9 5 4
4 3
Trick
1 W
2 E
3 N
4 S
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 E
9 W
10 S
Lead
Q
6!
3
K
2
A
5
7
8
7
2nd
3
2
Q
5
6
3
J
10
5
2
3rd
A
3!
A
4
4
2
6
A
8
K
4th
5
9
4
8
10
7
8
Q!
J
J
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
5 2
5 3
6 3
7 3
6 5 4
8 7
A 8 3
Q J 10 6 2
Q J 10 8
K Q J 3
7 6
A 9 8
Bidding
Play
Defense
Responsive double
Rebid by overcaller
Combine chances
Unblocking play
Shift to trumps
Duck to retain entry
Play
A K 9 7 2
6 2
J 10 2
K 7 5
3
South
7 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
made 3 +110
Practice 5S01
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Understanding Doubles
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