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The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2] The city of Carlotta, California was up for auction on eBay in February 2003. [3] In September 2004, the Indiana Firebirds arena football team was auctioned off, first in a regular auction that failed to reach the reserve price, [4] and again as a "Buy it Now" item for ...
A bid of 4NT "invites" opener to: bid 6NT with a maximum holding of 14 HCP (19 + 14 = 33 which is sufficient) pass with a minimum 12 HCP (20+ 12 = only 32) with partnership agreement, bid 5NT holding 13 HCP - asking partner to bid 6NT with 20 HCP and to pass holding 19 HCP. An opening bid of 2NT shows 20, 21 or 22 HCP.
Notrump, or no trump (NT) A contract, or a bid that names a contract without a trump suit. Notrump is the highest-ranking strain. WikiProject Contract bridge deprecates the two-word "no trump", however "no trump" is the usual spelling in the United Kingdom and in those European countries which have adopted this English term.
Strong notrump after passing (SNAP) is a bridge bidding convention originated by Jeremy Flint and Tony Priday [1] [2] and is a one notrump (1NT) bid by a passed hand in response to a one-level opening by his partner.
A case of Pokémon pareidolia has proven rather profitable for one seller. On March 2, a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto shaped like the Pokémon Charizard sold at auction for $87,840. Nicknamed ...
The dynamic one notrump opening indicates either: a balanced or unbalanced hands in the range of 19-21 high card points (HCP) and six controls, or; an unbalanced hand just short of a 2 ♣ opening. The most common responses to the dynamic one notrump opening are: 2 ♣ – negative (0-5 HCP) 2 ♦ – 6+ HCP, game force.
The central feature of the Precision system is that an opening bid of one club is used for any hand with 16 or more high card points (HCP), regardless of distribution. An opening bid of one of a major suit signifies a five-card suit and 11–15 HCP. A one notrump opening bid signifies a balanced hand (no five-card major suit) and 13–15 HCP.
Strong hands, with 19 high card points plus, start with a double and then rebid 2 Notrump (or double) to try to expose a psychic bid. Good 4-4=4-1 distributional hands with a stiff minor suit can start with 2 ♣. Single-suited minor hands often start with double, hoping to be able to play at the two-level. These hands will pass a 2 ♦ asking bid.