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Flat hand: A hand that lacks distributional features such as a singleton, a void, or a very long suit. Often, 4–3–3–3 distribution. Flat board: A deal in duplicate bridge that results in scores across the field that are identical, or nearly so. Float. To be followed by two or three passes.
Comprehensive glossary of Bridge terms. (Audrey Grant) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. Aces and Space s. A hand with high honors but few lower honors and intermediate cards. An extreme example would be something like ♠A‑4‑3‑2 ♥K‑4‑3‑2 ♦3‑2 ♣A‑3‑2. Advance. Make a bid after partner enters the auction with an overcall or takeout double. Advancer.
62 Essential Bridge Terms. These Bridge terms are also available as inline definitions in our members area. As you read each lesson in the 60Secondbridge members area you can hover over, or click on, unfamiliar terms to view an instant definition.
The “expected” frequencies of Hand Patterns listed below are from Borel and Cheron’s The Mathematical Theory of Bridge, and repeated in Antonio Vivaldi and Gianni Barracho’s Probabilities and Alternatives in Bridge.
Hand A hand containing no void, no singleton and not more than one doubleton. Barrier When planning your opener's rebid, imagine a ‘barrier’ just above your first suit at the next level up. A new suit rebid below the barrier shows 12-15 points (occasionally 16 or 17 points after a
[The most popular version: three clubs = weak hand, weak suit; three diamonds = weak hand, strong suit; three hearts = strong hand, weak suit; three spades = strong hand, strong suit; three notrump = six-card suit headed by ace-king-queen.]
We have compiled a set of bridge hands that can be used for teaching, supervised play, student practice, novice club duplicate etc. The set contains 24 hands with sample results and hand records.
