In the card game contract bridge, Gambling 3NT is a special treatment of an opening bid of 3NT. The bid is used to describe a hand containing a minor suit of at least seven cards in length and headed by the ace, king and queen, at minimum. The bid has the dual objectives of preempting the opponents' bidding should they hold the majors and trying for a game in notrump on the gamble that partner might hold adequate support.
Because this conventional bid replaces the standard use of opening 3NT (a hand with 25-27 high card points and a balanced distribution), partnerships must use other bids to show the standard 3NT hand. For partnerships which also employ the use of the strong two club convention, that bid can be used to describe a standard 3NT opening hand. For example, the following bidding sequence:
North
East
South
West
2♣
Pass
2♦
Pass
3NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
replaces the traditional 3NT opening bid if gambling 3NT and strong two club is in use. That is, North's hand is best described as 25 to 27 high card points and a balanced distribution.
In the card game contract bridge, Gambling3NT is a special treatment of an opening bid of 3NT. The bid is used to describe a hand containing a minor suit...
(HCP or with distribution points included) with the only exception of "Gambling3NT". Opening bids at the one level are made with hands containing 12–13...
introduce a weak single-suited hand include the multi 2 diamonds and the gambling3NT conventions. Over an opposing opening, single suiters are usually introduced...
Alternatively, partnerships can describe these hands by adopting the Gambling3NT convention. South African Texas Namyats description on Bridgehands Namyats...
(not more than 10 HCP). Not forcing. 3NT — Preemptive, shows a long solid minor suit and is called the Gambling3NT Wide-ranging opening bid (made if too...
Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Gambling3NT An opening bid of 3NT. The bidder hopes to make the contract by means of a long...
his or her partner makes a conventional bid that requires a response. Gambling3NT opening bid is often used to preempt with a solid minor suit. If Namyats...
seat opening bids as 6-13 HCP. Other features of the system are Gambling3NT, Negative 3NT, TURBO 4NT/5NT and RKCB for slam bidding. Bridge Winners "2005...
preempts 3NT: Conventional (Gambling), solid 7-card minor suit leading with AKQ, no outside strength Precision has seen several variations since 1969. 3NT is...
force) 3♥ = 4-5 max (creates game force) 3♠ = 5-4 max (creates game force) 3NT = 4-4 max (creates game force) Variants of Ekren include the use of the 2♥...
deal provides an opportunity for a Grosvenor coup by West: Against South's 3NT West leads ♥A and continues with ♥K and two more winning hearts. South wins...
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