Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions The purpose of the Drury bidding convention is to find out if someone who opened in 3rd or 4th position had a real opening or not. This dilemma often comes up when the partner of the opener has a pretty good support hand with … [Read more...]
Two-over-one bidding convention
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions The two-over-one bidding system is designed to determine early on in the auction if the partners have enough combined values to play at least a Game contract. If you are playing the 2-over-1 system, you can only bid 2 of a … [Read more...]
Stayman convention
January 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
Return to the Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions The Stayman convention (just like Jacoby transfers) is only used after a 1 No-Trump opening bid. It is also designed to find a fit for a Game level contract in a major suit, Spades or Hearts. Transfers make it easy to find that … [Read more...]
Jacoby transfers
January 25, 2012 By 3 Comments
Return to Bridge Burglar's Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions Jacoby tranfers are bids that use one artificial bid to invite the partner to “transfer” the bid to another suit. Transfer bids only occur after a 1 No-Trump opening bid. The strategy behind transfer bids is to try and find a fit in a … [Read more...]
Bridge ultrasound: Listen to where the cards are
June 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PORTLAND, OR - After three full days in Portland, OR, at the annual convention of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), I needed a break from combustible dust exposure and nanotechnology, so I looked for a duplicate bridge game and found the Eastside Bridge Club, where they don’t have … [Read more...]