{"id":70,"date":"2014-07-31T09:26:33","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T13:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2014-07-31T09:26:33","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T13:26:33","slug":"negative-doubles-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/?page_id=70","title":{"rendered":"Negative Doubles: Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Negative Doubles<\/h1>\n<h2>Minimum HCP<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"148\"><strong>Overcall Level<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"148\"><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"148\"><strong>Points Needed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"148\">One Level<\/td>\n<td width=\"148\">1C \u2013 (1S)<\/td>\n<td width=\"148\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"148\">Two of a minor<\/td>\n<td width=\"148\">1D \u2013 (2C)<\/td>\n<td width=\"148\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"148\">Two of a major<\/td>\n<td width=\"148\">1D \u2013 (2H)<\/td>\n<td width=\"148\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"148\">Three Level<\/td>\n<td width=\"148\">1H \u2013 (3D)<\/td>\n<td width=\"148\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"148\">Four Level<\/td>\n<td width=\"148\">1S \u2013 (4C)<\/td>\n<td width=\"148\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The upper limit for a negative double is _________________.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>These Doubles Aren\u2019t Negative<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>When the opponents overcall in NT.<\/li>\n<li>When the opponents make a cue bid, like Michaels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In these cases, double shows ________\u00a0 __________, around ________ HCP or greater.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Specific Situations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>After 1C \u2013 (1D), the double promises ___________ major(s).<\/li>\n<li>After 1C \u2013 (1H), a double shows exactly __________ spades, while a 1S bid shows ______________ spades.<\/li>\n<li>After 1H \u2013 (1S), a double promises ____________minor(s) .<\/li>\n<li>After 1D \u2013 (2C), a double promises _____________major(s).<\/li>\n<li>After 1H \u2013 (2C), the double promises ______________ but says nothing about _________.<\/li>\n<li>Answering in the Promised Suit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>After Partner Makes a Negative Double<\/h2>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Bidding the indicated suit at the cheapest level shows a _______\u00a0\u00a0 opener.\u00a0 Sometimes when no other call is suitable opener has to bid this with as few as _______ cards in the suit.<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Jumps in the promised suit invite a game.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rebidding Notrump<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">o\u00a0\u00a0 Rebids in NT at the appropriate level promise a ____________ in the overcall suit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rebidding Opened Suit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">o\u00a0\u00a0 Minimum rebid in opened suit may be done with as few as _____ cards in the suit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bidding a New suit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">o\u00a0\u00a0 Bidding a <em>new<\/em> lower ranking suit is __________.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">o\u00a0\u00a0 Bidding a <em>new<\/em> higher-ranking suit is a ___________. (Example: 1C \u2013 (1S) \u2013 X \u2013 (P) \u2013 2D)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cuebid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">o\u00a0\u00a0 A cuebid of the overcall suit is _______________.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Converting the Negative Double to Penalty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">o\u00a0\u00a0 The lower the level, the more this should be based on ________ quality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">o\u00a0\u00a0 At higher levels, opener is more likely to convert based on __________ _________.<\/p>\n<h2>Reopening Doubles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>When you play negative doubles you lose the ability to make a direct ___________ double of their overcall.<\/li>\n<li>With a hand that wants to penalize their overcall, responder has to _____ and wait for his partner to ____________ with a ____________.<\/li>\n<li>As opener, if the overcall is passed around to you, you should strive to reopen with _________________ in their suit, even with a ________________ opener.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">o\u00a0\u00a0 Example:\u00a0 Opener: S: AQxx H:x D: KQxxx C:xxx.\u00a0 After opening 1D, you hear 1H on your left, pass from your partner and pass from your right hand opponent.\u00a0 Your next call should be ______________ .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Negative Doubles Minimum HCP Overcall Level Example Points Needed One Level 1C \u2013 (1S) &nbsp; Two of a minor 1D \u2013 (2C) &nbsp; Two of a major 1D \u2013 (2H) &nbsp; Three Level 1H \u2013 (3D) &nbsp; Four Level 1S&#8230;<br \/><a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/?page_id=70\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71,"href":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70\/revisions\/71"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}