A gamble backfires
I haven’t heard many people say “take-out doubles are for taking out” recently. Computer analyses have revealed that passing high-level take-out doubles and playing defence is a long-term winner with marginal hands. That said, passing a take-out double is a gamble that sometimes backfires – witness this week’s deal.
Defending Three Hearts doubled, there is a case for West to lay down the Ace of Hearts at trick
