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TAB - Trump Asking Bid (Gamma Bid) - an acronym associated with
"Big Club" (Precision) and similar systems. The convention, typically
used in a game forcing auction with an agreed trump suit below game, queries
partner for the attributes of their trump suit. Example:
1C - 1S;
2S - ?
A typical response is:
|
Step |
Meaning |
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1st |
No top honor, 5+ trump |
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2nd |
1 top honor, 5+ trump |
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3rd |
2 top honors, 5+ trump |
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4th |
1 top honor, 6+ trump |
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5th |
2 top honors, 6+ trump |
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6th |
3 top honors, 5+ trump |
Many players also
play repeated Trump Asking Bids, where asker's trump rebid
queries responder
for further clarification of holdings (two methods are shown here):
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Responder's
Initial Bid |
Method 1
(fast shows) |
Method 2
(slow shows) |
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0 Honors |
Steps: 5, 6, 7 |
Steps: 7, 6, 5 |
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1 Honor |
Steps: Q, K, A |
Steps: A, K, Q |
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2 Honors |
Steps: KQ, AQ, AK |
Steps: AK, AQ, KQ |
Also see
Precision systems,
Alpha Cuebid ,
Beta Cuebid,
Trump Asking Bid,
Control Asking Bid,
Suit Asking Bid,
Delta Asking Bid and
Precision/Big Club Books
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