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Playing support doubles, North, the opener, has shown three-card support for South's 1 ♥ call. This is important because South might only have four hearts. Based on the South no trump bid, it can be assumed that South doesn't have five or more hearts. Hand in hand with the support double is the support redouble which also shows three card ...
It is also customary to retain the convention in the face of certain competitive actions, for example after a double by opener's LHO, or a negative double by partner. After an overcall by RHO, assuming that the bidding has not gone past 1NT, the convention is still on (for example after 1 ♦ - (pass) - 1 ♥ - (1 ♠) - X where X is a Support ...
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A double shows the ability to penalize at least one of the opponent's two specified suits. Any subsequent double by the partnership is for penalty. Only one suit is specified. A bid in partner's suit or a new nonadverse suit is competitive without showing game interest. A cuebid of the opponents’ known suit shows a raise of partner's suit.
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West's double denotes shortness in spades and support for the other, unbid suits with a hand such as ♠ 7 ♥ AJ85 ♦ K63 ♣ AQ1052. Reopening doubles once showed extra values as well. With adoption of the negative double , however (a takeout double by responder), responder must pass with length and strength in the opposing suit.
the 'double' becomes available as an additional call; the concept of a major-minor pairing is adopted whereby diamonds are associated with spades and clubs with hearts. A cuebid of the paired minor shows a good holding in the corresponding major while a bid of a major shows a weaker holding. After an Unusual 2NT overcall of a major: