[Apollo81]

All white, BAM

♠Qx
♥xx
♦KJ
♣AQ9xxxx

2♣-(2♥)-2♠-(3♥)
?

2♣ = precision, shows 6+, denies a 4-card major
2♠ = F1, 5+ cards

[ArtK78]

Pass seems obvious. You have a minimum opener with one extra club and marginal support for partner's suit. Hardly enough to take any forward going action.

I cannot imagine that a double here would be a support double.

[Walddk]

I have a minimum opener with an extra club but the dreaded 7222, so I pass. By the way, does support double apply this high? Not for me. It doesn't matters much anyway since I am not going to double - whatever that means.

Roland

[Apollo81]

To clarify the OP, a 3♠ bid here would normally show 3, so if double means something other than penaltyish, then Hx seems like a good spade holding to have for such a double.

[pclayton]

Pass seems clear. Whatever you decide, double would not be penalty.

According to Arend, I'm the only person in the world that would play it as co-operative, so apparently the avant-garde play it as takeout.

I think playing a double here as exactly 2 pieces is rather restrictive. Why assign a specific meaning, when we can assign something amorphous, and is a lock to win the post-mortem?

[Gerben42]

Pass is clear, and Dbl would not be penalty. I would Dbl with 2137 and the same honor structure.

[dake50]

Partner bid a spade suit over 2H, he wanted to get spades in!! Give him 3S.
Pass would hate spades: S-x/xx. Ax/Kx/Qx is great support here.

[skjaeran]

I'm a passer, and don't think it's close; minimum, no shortness, so-so support.

I'm rebidding 3♠ over a balancing double by partner.

[jdonn]

Can't imagine the temptation to do anything. Easy pass.

[neilkaz]

skaeran, on Jul 13 2008, 11:42 PM, said:

I'm a passer, and don't think it's close; minimum, no shortness, so-so support.

I'm rebidding 3♠ over a balancing double by partner.

We agree completely...lets see if PD can balance.

[benlessard]

Does partner have a negative X available instead of bidding 2S ? If partner had 5 lousy spades would he bid 2S or made a neg X. I like to play that X followed by 3S show 5 lousy spades and a good hand (forcing). With a lousy hand and lousy 5 spades i would just make a neg x anyway. So for me 2S show good spades more often 6 then 5 so i can raise to 3S.

If 2S = any 5 spades is possible then i pass.

[RichMor]

I would Pass; flat pattern + minimum + poor Spade support.

I don't think Double should be penalty but should be a 'support' double. A support double should show good 2-card support, with good 3-card support just raise.

Agree with gerben:
I would Dbl with 2137 and the same honor structure.

[Double !]

What is the difference between passing now and then bidding 3S when partner re-opens, and making a support X now, assuming that that is what a double would mean? (It's not clear that it should be a support dbl. It could be a hand that wants to play in 3NT if P has a heart stopper.) What the difference between partner bidding 2S immediately as opposed to making a neg X/ 2H and then bidding spades. Why do I ask all these questions that interests no one?

If it's a support double, I suggest that the second method shows a minimum that wouldn't accept a game try, and that the first sequence shows a hand that would accept some kind of game try. Why reverse the meanings? Because, just because 2S was F-1, that doesn't mean P must have a hand that would necessarily re-open. P might have had a decent 6 card spade suit and little else. If the system doesn't permit 2S/2H competitive with such a hand, then that seems to be a flaw. At least, by differentiating the strength of your hand, partner has some idea whether or not you'd accept a game try.

Does this make any sense? I doubt it, but it's just a suggestion and permitted me to (figuratively), open my big mouth and get in trouble as a result.

DHL

[Rossoneri]

Pass: You have described your hand already.

[Apollo81]

This was a long time ago, before vacation, so I don't remember the whole hand very well. You have to bid 3♠ to get a good score on the board.