Return to the Bridge Burglar’s Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions The Cappelletti bridge convention is named after Michael Cappelletti, an Orlando, FL-based bridge guru who travels around the country and gives bridge lectures for sizable fees. It is designed to give players tools to mount a more … [Read more...]
Negative doubles
January 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
Return to the Bridge Burglar’s Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions Negative doubles are a cheap way of exploring if there are defensive interference possibilities in a major suit. It is used only after an opponent has opened the auction. “Negative” in this case means that the bidder is NOT … [Read more...]
Voidwood bridge bidding convention
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Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions Voidwood bridge bidding convention is an exotic bidding convention designed to find out if a Small Slam or perhaps even a Grand Slam is possible – even when the partnership may be missing an Ace (or in extreme cases maybe even two … [Read more...]
DOPI bridge bidding convention
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Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions People have invented conventions for practically every eventuality. The DOPI bridge bidding convention is not for dummies and has nothing to do with one of the seven dwarfs. It is, however, one of the most practical conventions to … [Read more...]
Blackwood bridge convention
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Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions To explore the opportunity of playing a Slam, which can earn the partnership big points bonuses, one player in the partnership usually needs to have at least a stronger-than-average opening like a One No-Trump bid (minimum 15 … [Read more...]
Gerber bridge convention
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Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions To explore the opportunity of playing a Slam, which can earn the partnership big points bonuses, one player in the partnership usually needs to have at least a stronger-than-average opening like a One No-Trump bid (minimum 15 … [Read more...]
Bergen raise
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Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions The so-called Bergen raise is a bidding system devised by its inventor, Mary Bergen, to determine, with great precision, the total point strength between partners to have a better idea whether the contract should be played in a … [Read more...]
Inverted minors
January 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions The inverted minors bidding system is designed to find a fit for at least a Game contract between the partners by leaving bidding room at the beginning to find the best fit. In normal bidding systems, a response of 2 in a minor … [Read more...]
Flannery bidding convention
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Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions The Flannery bidding convention (all these bidding conventions are named after their inventors) is a typical example of the modern bidding conventions in which a player uses one bid to convey two – or maybe even three – different … [Read more...]
Precision bidding in bridge
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Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bidding Conventions There are several different kinds of precision bidding systems in use around the tournament circuit, but in the best-known one, players open all 11-point hands (some people play a modified version in which they even open all 10-point … [Read more...]