Mathe Asking Bids

Mathe Asking Bids are used by opener after a major suit limit raise. The cheapest level rebid by opener, i.e. 3 or 3NT, asks responder to bid a short suit (i.e. splinter). The asking bid is game-forcing with interest in slam. It shows around 18-20 points and 5-6 losers.

Bob Hamman

Bob Hamman is one of the greatest bridge players of all time. His resume includes 12 world titles while representing the United States. He also owns 50 North American Bridge Championships, the most of any American player.

This site began in 1999 and has slowly grown into a large set of descriptions of Bidding conventions, as well as pages about famous bridge players like Warren Buffett and personal bridge Articles.

Future plans include system descriptions in the bidding section, and an expansion of the declarer play and defense explanations. Additionally, the Articles page will include external links to articles by prominent bridge writers. All in a day's work!

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