Show I EASY l worth I Abbreviations ace A-ace K- K king queen q-queen jack J-jack any X-any card lower than 10 INITIAL SUIT BIDS BICS Thousands of bridge players fear ear to bId a a. suit containIng four cards They have been Impressed with the Idea that at least five cards must must be held in a a. suit In order to make a. a sound initial suit bid This theory theory the the- ory ory Is fallacious and obsolete A four card suit may be bid with as much freedom as as' asa a five card suit providing the suit and the tite total hand contain the minimum requirements requirements require require- ments for a four card suit bId To make a bid In a a. four card suit the total hand should contain at least two and a quarter quick tricks one ot of which as a rule be beIn bein In the four card suit The fourcard four four- our our- card suit must contains contain at least two honors higher than Q J J. J The following table sets forth the minimum requirements for a fourcard tour four card suit bid Quick tricks Cards held In required In bidding suit other suits A K Q or A I J 10 None A K J X or Q J 0 ot b 2 12 A AK K X x or A Q J X or 1 1 J X or J Q 10 X or A Q X X 1 1 K Q X X or A J 9 1 A Q K J 0 X 2 2 To fail lall to hid bid a sound four card suit Initially may noay not only deprive your partner of valuable information tion but also of a game It may maybe maybe be just the missing suit that he requires requires re- re quires for a trump no-trump bid Copyright 1928 by the Ready Reference Ret Ref Publishing Co |