Sentence examples for making the takeout from inspiring English sources

After West rebid two spades, North surprisingly bid two no-trump for the minors instead of making the takeout double.

Better still, the online delivery market in Mexico is said to be 10 times larger than in Spain, making the takeout space a tasty proposition.

"And what we have done now is make the lowest takeout in the nation even lower.

But Palmer (East) made the normal-looking takeout double.

The auction was the same at both tables, South overcalling one no-trump in preference to making a takeout double to describe his hand type and strength.

He solved it by making a takeout double, hoping that if his partner advanced with two clubs, he would have at least a five-card suit.

This is especially true if you have only a doubleton in an unbid major, when making a takeout double would be dangerous.

Justin Hackett was bolder, first making a takeout double, then jumping to four spades when West's pre-emptive three-heart response was passed back to him.

South had a sneaking suspicion of the heart layout, since East had passed on the first round of the auction and not made a takeout double on the second.

Deciding that East would not have made his takeout double with the doubleton queen-four of spades, Berkowitz played a spade to his king and made the contract.

In the given auction Krasnosselski (North) made a takeout double over the four-club opening by Auken (West).