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Bid in contract bridge
A psychic bid (also psych, pronounced to rhyme with like) is a bid in contract bridge that grossly misstates the power and/or suit lengths of one's hand
Psychic_bid
Card game
four phases. The cards are dealt to the players; then the players call (or bid) in an auction seeking to take the contract, specifying how many tricks the
Contract_bridge
use of certain psychic bids. Psychic control A bid that, by partnership agreement, announces that the player's previous bid was a psychic. Pull 1) To remove
Glossary of contract bridge terms
Glossary_of_contract_bridge_terms
Playing card with an elevated rank
Nine Card Don, be chosen by a designated player as in Barbu, or players may bid for the right to select the trump suit as in contract bridge or Skat. In
Trump_(card_games)
Bidding convention in contract bridge
notrump (1NT) opening bid and it has been adapted for use after a 2NT opening, a 1NT overcall, and many other natural notrump bids. The convention is named
Stayman_convention
Contract bridge bidding convention
following artificial bids to indicate a one-suited or a two-suited hand: 2♣ declares a one-suited hand - usually 6 or more cards, but some bid with a strong
Cappelletti_convention
Scoring of contract bridge
bid and made A game bonus is received at the end of each deal for any game contract bid and made Contract points are awarded for each odd trick bid and
Bridge_scoring
Card game
then bid in the usual way, starting with the player who did not deal, with an additional 'nullos' bid. A nullos bid is similar to a misère bid where
Rubber_bridge
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
the Saratoga Special Stakes. On August 22, Omaha finished second to Psychic Bid in the Sanford Stakes and was later third to the same horse in the Hopeful
Omaha_(horse)
Convention in bridge card games
responder following partner's notrump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder. For example, a response in
Jacoby_transfer
Convention in contract bridge
In the card game "contract bridge", a splinter bid is a convention whereby a double jump response in a side-suit indicates excellent support (at least
Splinter_bid
American sportswoman, aviator, journalist, and socialite (1889–1960)
and for her frequent use of "psychic" bids, or "psyches" (bluffs); she is credited with having coined the term "psychic". According to bridge player and
Dorothy_Rice_Sims
Assigning relative values to playing cards of equal rank based on their suit
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
High_card_by_suit
Bid of the opponents' suit in contract bridge
contract bridge, a cue bid (also, cuebid or cue-bid) is either a bid of the opponents' suit, or "slam seeking": a slam-investigating bid made during an auction's
Cue_bid
Bridge convention
four-card support. Bergen raises are used in response to a 1♥ or 1♠ opening bid to show hands of specific length in trump support and strength as follows:
Bergen_raises
Card game of the trick-taking family
Auction bridge was the first form of bridge in which players bid to declare a contract in their chosen trump suit or no trumps. It was first recorded
Auction_bridge
Contract bridge convention
opening bid in order to compete further in the auction without necessarily committing the partnership to game. after opponents' weak-two bids and in responding
Lebensohl
Bidding system for the bridge card game
a set of agreements about the meanings of the different bids that the players use. Each bid provides information about the hand's high-card strength
Standard_American
Bridge system
level/denomination bids plus pass, double and redouble. Any bid becomes a contract if followed by three successive passes, therefore every bridge bid is a potential
Bidding_system
Convention in contract bridge
2♣ response by the passed hand to a 1♥ or 1♠ opening by partner. The 2♣ bid shows at least three-card support for opener's suit with 10-12 support points
Drury_convention
American gaming company
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Bridge_Base_Online
Bridge convention
(Swedish: Stenberg 2NT) is a bridge convention in which a bid of 2NT over partner's opening bid of one heart (1♥) or one spade (1♠) shows a hand with both
Jacoby_2NT
Contract bridge convention
bridge convention whereby the opening bid of 2♦ shows a defined range of hand types. These always include a weak-two bid in a major suit, and the second option
Multi_two_diamonds
opening to show at least four cards in each of the major suits; all other bids are natural. Requirements for the overcall vary from partnership to partnership:
Landy_convention
1929 murder in the United States
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Bridge_Murder_case
Austrian-British bridge player
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Fritzi_Gordon
Slam bidding convention in contract bridge
4♣ instead of 4NT as a relay (asking) bid to inquire about the number of aces held by partner. A further relay bid may follow to inquire about the number
Gerber_convention
English journalist and bridge player (1967–2025)
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Susanna_Gross
Artificial call made during the auction in a game of contract bridge
slam contract Asking bids Blackwood Cue bids Gerber Grand slam force Last Train Quantitative notrump bids Relay bids Splinter bid Serious 3NT Defensive
Bridge_convention
American economist (born 1940)
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Richard_Zeckhauser
Contract bridge bidding convention
sequence of bids in which opener has rebid one notrump. The convention is triggered by responder at his second turn by an artificial bid of two in an
New_minor_forcing
Contract bridge bidding system employing 2/1 as game forcing
bridge structured around the following responses to a one-level opening bid: a non-jump response in a new suit at the one-level is constructive and forcing
2/1_game_forcing
Bidding convention in contract bridge
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Meckwell_convention
Seven of diamonds playing card
declarer to use the beer card while drawing trumps. Note that the four notrump bid is the modern Roman Keycard Blackwood with 1430 responses and clubs as trumps
Beer_card
Variant of contract bridge card game
objective is to win the auction with the minimum bid. In rubber bridge, it may occasionally be desirable to bid above this minimum as points below the line
Duplicate_bridge
Irish playwright and scriptwriter (1930–2015)
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Wesley_Burrowes
Bidding systems devised for contract bridge
the particular bid should be made (Klinger 1994) according to this scale: 7 = a one level bid 8 = a two level bid 9 = a three level bid .... etc. An alternative
Hand_evaluation
Horse race
1:41 3/5 - Seven Hearts (1944) at Jamaica 1 mile, 70 yards : 1:42 0/0 - Psychic Bid (1935) at Empire City Most wins: 3 - Boysy (1941, 1942, 1943) Most wins
Scarsdale_Handicap
Coup in contract bridge
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Trump_coup
Conventional bid in contract bridge
The Michaels cuebid is a conventional bid used in the card game contract bridge. First devised by Michael Michaels of Miami Beach, FL, it is an overcaller's
Michaels_cuebid
European golf club owner and official, contract bridge official and Swiss player
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Jaime_Ortiz-Patiño
Card game terminology
loses the bid and receives a 2-point penalty. The opponents are awarded the bid. A revoking team playing against the bid forfeits the bid to the player
Revoke
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
List_of_bidding_systems
Type of bid within contract bridge
and signified a double over an opponent's opening bid whose meaning was a request for partner to bid his best suit. Around 1930, the term informatory double
Negative_double
Bidding system in the game of contract bridge
that an opening bid of one club is used for any hand with 16 or more high card points (HCP), regardless of distribution. An opening bid of one of a major
Precision_Club
three-card and four-card support for partner's suit response to one's opening bid in the scenario where his response is either overcalled or doubled by the
Support_double
Bidding convention in contract bridge
1♣ opening bid, responses of 1♦ and 1♥ show heart and spade suits respectively. The "Walsh" terminology refers to the fact that these bids may conceal
Transfer_Walsh
North American sports governing body
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
American Contract Bridge League
American_Contract_Bridge_League
known for a time as royal auction bridge, was developed where the players bid in a competitive auction to decide the contract and declarer. The object
History_of_contract_bridge
Bridge card game
game and slams: If a deal results in a game contract, slam or grand slam bid and made, level bonus points are recorded above the line and have the same
Chicago_(bridge_card_game)
Convention in contract bridge
with a double and then rebid 2 Notrump (or double) to try to expose a psychic bid. Good 4-4=4-1 distributional hands with a stiff minor suit can start
Woolsey_convention
Points awarded by bridge organizations to individuals
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Masterpoints
Contract bridge bidding treatment
common to many modern bidding systems. Its basic tenet is that an opening bid of one-of-a-major in first and second position guarantees at least five cards
Five-card_majors
Book by Louis Sachar
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
The_Cardturner
Bid made after an opening bid has been made by an opponent
overcall is a bid made after an opening bid has been made by an opponent; the term refers only to the first such bid. A direct overcall is such a bid made by
Overcall
Bridge convention
intervention over a 1NT opening bid. After the opponent's two-level overcall, all bids starting from 2NT are transfer bids to the next strain. The concept
Rubinsohl
bridge, a strong two-bid (also known as a forcing two-bid) is an opening bid of two in a suit, i.e. 2♣, 2♦, 2♥ or 2 ♠. It is a natural bid, used to show a
Strong_two_bid
Mathematical probabilities in the game of bridge
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Contract_bridge_probabilities
after his partner has made a weak-two opening bid; its purpose is to gauge the strength of the weak-two bidder's hand. Named after Harold A. Ogust from the
Ogust_convention
Codified artificial bids used in contract bridge
Slam-seeking conventions are codified artificial bids used in the card game contract bridge. Bidding and making a small slam (12 tricks) or grand slam
Slam-seeking_conventions
responder bids the suit below his major at the four-level, i.e. if he holds hearts, he bids 4♦ and if he holds spades, he bids 4♥. Opener is obliged to bid the
Texas_transfer
Call that obliges the partner to bid over an intermediate opposing pass
In the card game contract bridge, a forcing bid is any call that obliges the partner to bid over an intermediate opposing pass. Owing to the partnership's
Forcing_bid
opponents reach the two-level having bid only a major – he recommended an overcall of 2NT, as an artificial protective bid indicating, a probable 9 (or more)
Unusual_notrump
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
WBF_Open_Ranking
Item holding a deal of bridge
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Board_(bridge)
Tactic in poker and other card games
make the best legal move available. Examples include: Contract Bridge: Psychic bids and falsecards are attempts to mislead the opponents about the distribution
Bluff_(poker)
London gentlemen's club
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Crockford's_(club)
Bidding convention in contract bridge
4NT ace-asking bid. A 5NT bid after a response to a 4NT ace-asking bid, asks for kings. Partner's responses to the 5NT king-asking bid are made in step-wise
Blackwood_convention
Bridge convention
overcall used to interfere with an opponent's one notrump (1NT) opening bid. DONT, an acronym for Disturb Opponents' Notrump, was designed by Marty Bergen
DONT
Developed by Monroe Ingberman, a fragment bid is a bidding convention used in the card game contract bridge. It is an unusual jump rebid, usually a double
Fragment_bid
Bid in contract bridge
(also spelled "pre-empt") is a bid in contract bridge whose primary objectives are (1) to thwart opponents' ability to bid to their best contract, with
Preempt
Bidding convention in contract bridge
hand to risk being dropped in 2♦ to bypass the relay and make a (forcing) bid. It is also customary to retain the convention in the face of certain competitive
XYZ_convention
Hand in contract bridge, a card game
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
One_suiter
Contract bridge tournament
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
0-10,000_NABC_Pairs
In contract bridge, a relay bid is a conventional bid that usually has little or no descriptive meaning but asks partner to describe some feature of his
Relay_bid
Device used in contract bridge
each containing a set of bidding cards: one with 35 cards with symbols of bids, and the other with cards for other calls (pass, double, etc.). Invented
Bidding_box
Simplified form of the card game Contract Bridge
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Minibridge
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
List of contract bridge magazines
List_of_contract_bridge_magazines
Bridge convention
Flannery is a bridge convention using a 2♦ opening bid to show a hand of minimal opening bid strength (11-15 high card points) with exactly four spades
Flannery
Treatment in contract bridge
The weak two bid is a common treatment used in the game of contract bridge, where an opening bid of two diamonds, hearts or spades signifies a weak hand
Weak_two_bid
International championship for contract bridge
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
World_Bridge_Championships
Opening pass in bridge
points—must make an opening bid. Typically, one bid is used for extremely weak hands (less than 8 or 9 points); this is called a "fert" bid (short for fertilizer
Strong_pass
Coup in contract bridge
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Morton's_fork_coup
Contract bridge card play
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Hold_up_(bridge)
19th-century American Thoroughbred racehorse
Dunlin Snap Back Head Play Fairmount Ladkin Ladder Mad Play Chance Play Psychic Bid Grand Slam Some Chance Pot O'Luck Display Discovery Chance Shot Peace
Spendthrift_(horse)
Bidding convention in contract bridge
is a convention used in the card game of bridge in response to an opening bid of 1♣. The convention has its origins in the Walsh System developed by Richard
Walsh_convention
American journalist
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Gary_Pomerantz
International governing body for contract bridge
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
World_Bridge_Federation
Re-invention of the game with very different rules
contract bridge and the level of bidding is based on a 'book of six, i.e. a bid of '1' commits a contract to take seven tricks. Player make calls in clockwise
Singaporean_bridge
opener can hardly gamble on the fact that (s)he will get a second chance to bid. Another variant that is popular in the Netherlands (where it is referred
Ekren_convention
Type of bid in contract bridge
stolen bid is a bid which usually lacks connection to the bidders own hand, and instead is used for blocking a certain bid (or a range of several bids) to
Stolen_bid
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
Gambling_3NT
Advice for playing contract bridge
of reasonable bids and one of them is 3NT, then bid it – known as "Hamman's Law", devised by Bob Hamman. Prefer majors to minors. Bid a major suit before
Bridge_maxims
Bridge card game bidding system used in Britain and elsewhere
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
Acol
Low-level conventional call
opponent's bid as a request for partner to bid his best of the unbid suits. The most common takeout double is after an opponent's opening bid of one of
Takeout_double
English author (1831–1899)
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Henry_Jones_(writer)
American bridge player
opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong
Eddie_Wold
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Snap Back Fairmount Ladkin Ladder Bunty Lawless Mad Play Chance Play Psychic Bid Grand Slam Piet Some Chance Pot O'Luck Pot Hunter Display Discovery Loser
Hastings_(horse)
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Ladkin Ladder Bunty Lawless Windfields Epic McGill Mad Play Chance Play Psychic Bid Grand Slam Piet Some Chance Pot O'Luck Pot Hunter Display Discovery Loser
Fair_Play_(horse)
Bridge (card game) tactic
In the game of bridge, a prepared opening bid is a bid which is not usual in the sense that it does not bid the longest suit first. The most common example
Prepared_opening_bid
PSYCHIC BID
PSYCHIC BID
Girl/Female
Greek
Lover of Cupid.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Intellectual, Fanciful, Psychic
Male
Egyptian
, Aseskaf.
Male
Egyptian
, a wise and beneficent king.
Girl/Female
English
Crazy; Psycotic; Psyco
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Psychic; Intelligent
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Jain
King of Psycho; Moon
Male
Egyptian
, Osirtesen III., and the Asychis of Manetho.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
The Psychic Powers and Abilities of the Comyn Caste
Female
Hawaiian
 Hawaiian name MANA means "psychic gifts. Compare with other forms of Mana.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name BIDZIIL means "he is strong."
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : habitational name from a place in Staffordshire, recorded as Bidolf in Domesday Book, from Old English bī ‘beside’ + dylf ‘digging’ (a putative derivative of delfan ‘to dig’), i.e. a mine or quarry.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English biddan ‘to ask’, ‘to pray’ + God ‘God’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : topographic name from Old English bī dīc ‘by the ditch’. It could also be a habitational name from a place in County Durham named Biddick.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Intellectual, Fanciful, Psychic
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Biddick.
Boy/Male
English
Handsome; Bidder
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Bengali, German, Ghana, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Parsi, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Telugu
Supernatural Power; Love; Alike; Similar; Name of a God; Affection; Psychic Gifts
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various minor places called Bidwell, for example in Hertfordshire, from Old English byde(n) ‘tub’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
Female
Irish
 Pet form of Irish Bride, BIDDY means "exalted one." Compare with another form of Biddy.
PSYCHIC BID
PSYCHIC BID
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Jamaican
Renowned by God; The Lord Remembers; Whom Jehovah Remembered; God Remembers
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Beyond Time Limitations
Boy/Male
Muslim
Successful
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Righteous Girl
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of Kauta.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Wise.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Famous; Famed
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Gracious; Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Tamil
The Lord of the Geeta
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shreekala | à®·à¯à®°à¯€à®•லா
Goddess Lakshmi
PSYCHIC BID
PSYCHIC BID
PSYCHIC BID
PSYCHIC BID
PSYCHIC BID
n.
The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; -- opposed to non-ego.
a.
Of or pertaining to the human soul, or to the living principle in man.
n.
A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in this sense often personified.
n.
Any small moth of the genus Psyche and allied genera (family Psychidae). The larvae are called basket worms. See Basket worm, under Basket.
v.
The state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state; as: (a) Opinion; judgment; belief.
a.
Of or pertaining to the mind, or its functions and diseases; mental; -- contrasted with physical.
a.
Alt. of Psychical
a.
Of or pertaining to movement produced by action of the mind or will.
n.
A lovely maiden, daughter of a king and mistress of Eros, or Cupid. She is regarded as the personification of the soul.
a.
Of or pertaining to psychophysics; involving the action or mutual relations of the psychical and physical in man.
a.
Of or pertaining to the soul; psychical.
n.
A purely spiritual or psychical affection; agreeable or disagreeable feelings occasioned by objects that are not corporeal or material.
n.
The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical.
n.
A cheval glass.
n.
The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.
a.
Of or pertaining to psychology. See Note under Psychic.
n.
The doctrine of Quesne, that there is a fluid universally diffused, end equally animating all living beings, the difference in their actions being due to the difference of the individual organizations.
n.
The soul; the vital principle; the mind.
n.
Psychology.