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Read hundreds of bridge bidding conventions used in contract bridge. Blackwood, limit raises, and more exotic bids are explained in detail.
Flannery 2 is the most popular opening bid that shows a two-suited hand. It can be used if the partnership has another method of showing a strong opening bid in diamonds. It’s commonly used in conjunction with weak two-bid openings in the majors — 2 and 2 — and an artificial strong 2 opening. It replaces the weak 2 opening bid.
Bridgebum began in 1999 and covers a large set of descriptions of bidding conventions, declarer play and defense, and more.
There are many contract bridge bidding conventions. Most players only use a few. The Bridge Burglar's guide explains the ones most commonly used.
4 Club Conventions - Several conventions use an opening bid of 4 Clubs, including popular treatments as: Gerber, NAMYATS, and South African Texas. Bidding 4 Notrump Overcall - After opponent's bidding, a call of 4 Notrump shows at least 5 cards in the minor suits.
Basic Bidding Rules. These notes are for guidance only and are a simplified version. They are not hard and fast rules that will cover every set of circumstances. Bidding system – basic ACOL, including Stayman. Important numbers.
A bridge convention is an agreement about an artificial call or a set of related artificial calls. Calls made during the auction phase of a contract bridge game convey information about the player's card holdings.
Hundreds of bridge bidding conventions used in contract bridge. Bridge Bidding Systems Descriptions and links to bidding systems including Standard American, 2/1, Acol, Polish Club, and more.
Many conventions have more advanced variations or alternatives, as explained in later chapters. Included are an expanded discussion of Bergen Raises and popular defenses to 1N openers, advanced runouts, etc.
This bridge bidding cheat sheet is ideal for beginners. Have it handy while you are playing your bridge games! The left hand column shows Opening Bids. The middle column shows the corresponding Responding Bids. The right column shows the Opener's rebids.