Three suiter

Three suiter

In the game of bridge a three suiter (or three-suited hand) denotes a hand containing at least four cards in three out of the four suits. As a bridge hand contains thirteen cards, only two hand patterns can be classified as three suiters: 4-4-4-1 and 5-4-4-0.

In natural bidding systems, strong three suiters are often difficult to describe, as — following the likely response of partner in the short suit — they do not allow for a high-level notrump rebid, nor for a reverse bid. Some systems therefore use dedicated opening bids to describe strong three-suited hands (e.g. the 2Diams opening in the Roman system).

The standard treatment to describe a three-suited hand after an opposing opening in a suit is the takeout double. Conventions like Kelsey and Cansino can be used to introduce a three-suited hand after an opposing 1NT opening.

ee also

*Single suiter
*Two suiter
*Balanced hand
*Bridge probabilities

Literature

*H.G. Francis, A.F. Truscott and D.A. Francis (Eds.): The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 5th Edition, ISBN 0-943855-48-9.

Links

http://www.chrisryall.net/bridge/two/clubs-4441.htm offers complete 'Roman' 3 suited system notes, showing the type via 2♣ strong opening .. 2NT rebid


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