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If requested, the explanation of an alert should describe the meaning of the bid completely; for example: "My partner's response of 2 ♥ shows 4-6 HCP. It says nothing whatsoever about distribution, and in particular neither shows nor denies hearts." or "My partner's double of 2 ♠ shows 7-9 HCP. It says nothing whatsoever about distribution ...
Business double A penalty double, in contrast to various competitive and informatory doubles including takeout doubles and negative doubles. Bust (Slang) A very weak hand. Sometimes paired with the name of a long suit: for example, "club bust" to denote a hand with long clubs and very little high card strength. See also Yarborough. Busy
The 2NT response is forcing to at least game in opener's major suit. If the partnership also plays splinter bids, the Jacoby 2NT response tends to deny the shape for a splinter (i.e., no singleton or void). However, it might be the best alternative as prelude to possible slam exploration with unbalanced support in a holding stronger than the ...
An ace shown by a cuebid by either partner should not be counted in responding to the 4NT ace-asking bid. A 5NT bid after a response to a 4NT ace-asking bid, asks for kings. Partner's responses to the 5NT king-asking bid are made in step-wise fashion: 6 ♣ to indicate 0 kings; 6 ♦ to indicate 1 king; 6 ♥ to indicate 2 kings; 6 ♠ to ...
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The Jacoby transfer, or simply transfers, in the card game contract bridge, is a convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's notrump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder. For example, a response in diamonds forces a rebid in hearts and a response in ...
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In contract bridge, the support double is a bridge convention used to distinguish between three-card and four-card support for partner's suit response to one's opening bid in the scenario where his response is either overcalled or doubled by the opponents.