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Overcalling their one-trump (continued)
(3) Hands of 15+ points
With hands of fifteen points or more, the odds are that your side has the balance of the points and the one no-trump bid will fail. In this case, you double for penalties. Don't forget that your hand is worth more if it is over the one no-trump bid (as opposed, strangely enough, to under it). It is very important to appreciate that this bid is not for take-out, as it would be over a double of a suit.
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This sequence is not easy for the other two players at the table, both of whom, with a weak hand (say four points or less), will not wish to leave the double in but who will require a five-card suit to take it out.
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If either of the other two players has a good hand (11+;unlikely), their side may, depending on vulnerability, wish to try for game.
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A final piece of advice on this subject. Whether you are the partner of the one no-trumper or the doubler, if you are pretty sure that you have the balance of the points, your best course of action is probably to double.
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