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W E ♠ K 10 3 ♥ A Q ♥ K J 9 4 ♦ K Q 3 2 ♦ A J ♣ A 4 3 ♣ 8 7 6 5 ♠ A Q J W E ♠ K 10 3 ♥ A Q 3 2 ♥ K J 9 4 ♦ K Q ♦ A J ♣ A 4 3 2 ♣ 8 7 6 5 Both East hands are exactly the same, and both West hands have the same shape, the same HCP count, and the same high cards. The only difference between the West hands is that two low red cards and one low black card have been ...
The optimum contract is the one that offers the best chance of gaining the most scoring points whilst minimising the risk of failure. It is that contract that cannot be improved upon by further bidding nor could it have been improved upon by taking a different line in earlier bidding.
Bridge base basic, also known as BBO basic, is a bidding system for the game of bridge based on the Standard American Yellow Card (SAYC). It is simplified, suitable for beginners, and widely used in internet bridge, particularly on Bridge Base Online . [ 1 ]
Conventionally neither 4333 nor 4–3–3–3 indicates which is the four-card suit in a hand while 4=3=3=3 means four spades, represented first, and three each in hearts, diamonds, and clubs. Thus 4=6=2=1 means 4 spades, 6 hearts, 2 diamonds, and 1 club. Distribution points A measure of one hand's strength due to the length or shortness of suits.
Here, the 2 ♠ bid denotes a four card spade support and a hand too strong for a fast-arrival bid of 4 ♠. This assumes the partnership are playing all FSF bids, at 2 or 3 level, as forcing to game. If playing that a 2 level FSF bid is forcing for one round only, responder will need to jump to 3 ♠ on the third round to create the game force.
Negative free bid is a contract bridge treatment whereby a free bid by responder over an opponent's overcall shows a long suit in a weak hand and is not forcing. This is in contrast with standard treatment, where a free bid can show unlimited values and is unconditionally forcing.
The Strong Club System is a set of bidding conventions and agreements used in the game of contract bridge and is based upon an opening bid of 1 ♣ as being an artificial forcing bid promising a strong hand. [1] The strong 1 ♣ opening is assigned a minimum strength promising 16 or more high card points. All other bids would therefore be ...
If the N-S diamonds were divided 4-2 instead of 5-1, with clubs consequently divided 3-3, the available total tricks would be only 8 for N-S + 8 for E-W = 16 If, on the other hand, the E-W spades were divided 3-1 instead of 2-2 (with appropriate minor-suit rearrangement), they could make 2 ♥ , while N-S could still make 4 ♠ , giving 18 ...