[zasanya]

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West dealer .Bidding goes P-P-1♥-?
Q.1 Do you dbl or bid 2♣
Q.2 Suppose your agreement with partner is dbl with any 15 + hcp hand which does not have stopper in rho's suit;so you dbl.
p-p-1♥-dbl
p-1♠(8 or less)-p-2♣
P-2♠-p-?
You pass? Or bid 3♣ or any other bid?

[mtvesuvius]

1. I would bid 2♣, attempting to prepare for LHO's expected 4♥ call. Over that I would probably bid 5♣, but 4N could certainly be right... 3 Card difference is a bit much though. Double on these hands causes a lot more harm than good, and it's very very rare that 2♣ will pass out. Even if it does, it may be the best spot.

2. I still wouldn't double probably -- I would definitely bid 3♣ on the given auction though. I assume 1♠ was artificial? Or Natural and <8 HCP? If it was natural, I'd probably bid 3♠. If not, I'd bid 3♣.

3. How do you show a takeout double? How do you show a 15+ (or even 15-18 or whatever) with a stopper?

[Fluffy]

clear 2♣ for me, the 15-18 hand with a stopper bids 1NT

I won't ever play those methods so I can't tell you waht I'd do on your system.

[whereagles]

Can live with dbl. Now 3♦. If pard insists with 3♠, I might raise to 4.