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The reading is based on information gained in the bidding and the play to previous tricks. [1] The technique is used by the declarer and defenders primarily to determine the probable suit distribution and honor card holdings of each unseen hand; determination of the location of specific spot-cards may be critical as well. Card reading is based ...
card reading, also known as counting the hand; dummy reversal; endplay; coups; squeezes; suit combinations play; safety play; applying the principle of restricted choice; applying the theory of vacant places; applying percentages and probabilities
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 ]
This is a list of bidding systems used in contract bridge. [1] [2] Systems listed have either had an historical impact on the development of bidding in the game or have been or are currently being used at the national or international levels of competition. Bidding systems are characterized as belonging to one of two broadly defined categories:
In contract bridge, a strong two-bid (also known as a forcing two-bid [1] [2]) is an opening bid of two in a suit, i.e. 2 ♣, 2 ♦, 2 ♥ or 2 ♠. It is a natural bid, used to show a hand that is too strong to open at the one level.
In Contract bridge, once the play commences, the dummy is exposed and so, for any player, there are only two unseen hands where a card may lie. The principle of vacant places is a rule for updating those uniform probabilities as one learns about the deal during the auction and the play .
The Michaels cuebid is a conventional bid [1] used in the card game contract bridge. First devised by Michael Michaels of Miami Beach, FL, it is an overcaller's cuebid in opponent's opening suit and is normally [2] used to show a two-suited hand with at least five cards in each suit and eight or more points.
Bidding is the process in many card games, such as Skat, Pinochle, Binokel, Bridge, Solo Whist, Préférence, L’Hombre, Bauernschnapsen and most types of Tarock, whereby players compete to be able to specify the type of contract, the trump cards and/or to be able to pick up a set of face-down cards known variously, for example, as the talon, skat, dabb.