Learn About the Minimum Bids in Whist

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Some people who play Strait Whist like to indicate that you have to bid a certain minimum bid, say two or three. I've seen variations where whoever the dealing side is, and this is one of the few times you'll ever see the dealer at disadvantage, it is a rule requirement that somebody takes the hand for three, so if the opponents are really clever, it's much easier to set or defeat a bid of three than it is to make a bid of three. Why is that? Because you only need five tricks in your combined hands to defeat a contract of three. However, if you declare it for three, remember you have to make nine tricks. That's not always easy, OK? So please keep that in mind that if lose five tricks in a bid of three, so it's much easier to set a bid of three. So what stick the dealer means is if you have a minimum bid of three and you have very wily, clever opponents, they'll go pass, and maybe your opponent's got junk, so he's warning you. Now keep in mind too in the bidding that if your partner bids say one or a two, he's telling you in front of you that he might have a little bit of help for you. Unfortunately in Whist, you can't tell your partner what suit you have or what direction you want to be going. You can't say three uptown, three downtown. You just basically have to bid a whole number, and there?s a variation and some people allow to indicate that. I know in kiddie Whist they do. And the other thing to keep in mind is that if this person passes you're force to take it for three. You'll have a lot tougher time making than you would defending against three. Sticking the dealer means passing it around to the dealer, forcing him to bid three, and often times he'll get set. That's a strategy in the game. Again, keep in mind, bidding process starts to the left of the dealer. Dealer always has last bid.

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