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001-014: Beginners - Evaluating your Hand

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  1. 001 - Introduction
  2. 002 - Definition of Terms
  3. 003 - Tricks To Make Your Bid
  4. 004 - High Card Points
  5. 005 - Long Suit Distribution Points
  6. 006 - Short Suit Distribution Points
  7. 007 - Total Points (TP)
  8. 008 - Trump Suits
  9. 009 - No Trumps
  10. 010 - The Ranking of Bridge Bids
  11. 011 - The Major Suits
  12. 012 - The Minor Suits
  13. 013 - Playing Bridge On Our Computer Game
  14. 014 - Quiz 1 Hand Evaluation
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No Trump Contracts

A No Trump contract is created when the highest bid made during the auction is a No Trump bid. Notrump means that the highest of the 4 cards played in the suit led to a trick, wins.
<span class="glossary-tooltip glossary-term-26883" tabindex="0"><span class="glossary-link"><a href="https://members.60secondbridge.com/glossary/notrump/" class="glossary-only-link">No Trump</a></span><span class="hidden glossary-tooltip-content clearfix"><span class="glossary-tooltip-text">A bid to play a hand without a trump suit where the highest card played to the suit first led to the trick - wins. This bid is peculiar to Bridge</span></span></span> Contracts in Bridge

No Trump

No-trump is a situation in which no suit is designated as trumps. No-trump contracts are decided when the highest bid in the auction is a No-Trumps bid, 1NT, 3NT etc. This means that the highest card played in the led, in each trick, wins. In no-trump the trick cannot be ruffed. An example is: if  2C was lead, and no other clubs are left to play, then 2C card wins the trick. High cards played from other suits cannot win the trick.



Instant Progress Quiz – Check the correct answer



   It is decided by the Opening Bid

   Means that the highest card played in a trick always wins

   Has a higher rank at the same level as a suit bid

   Is decided by the highest bid

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  2. Ray August 13, 2023

    I am not an absolute beginner. I have tried to find your beginner 2 lessons without success. Can you please lead me to your Beginner 2 lessons, which is the step after Beginner 1. There is no option to find this.Thank you

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The Acol Bidding System

*If you live in the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand Acol is the most widespread system Acol has the following characteristics:
  • It is a natural system: most opening bids, responses and rebids are made with at least 4 cards in the suit bid, and most no trump bids are made with balanced hands.
  • It is a four-card major system: only four-card suits are required to open 1♠ or 1♥, unlike Standard American and many other systems where five-card suits are typically required.
  • It makes extensive use of limit bids: limit bids describe the hand so closely, in terms of high card points (HCP) and shape, that the one who makes the limit bid is expected to pass on the next round, unless partner makes a forcing bid.
  • Understanding and correct use of limit bids and forcing bids is fundamental to applying the system: all no trump bids below the level of 4NT are limit bids, as are all suit bids that merely repeat a suit already bid by the partnership; changes of suit may be forcing or not depending on the approach bids.
  • The level of the 1NT opening bid influences other bids: the normal choice is between a “weak no trump” (12–14 HCP) and a “strong no trump” (15–17 HCP).
  • All 1 of a suit opening bids then promise at least 4 cards in the bid suit
  • Notrump follow-up conventions include Stayman, Jacoby transfers Blackwood and Gerber Convention.
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