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In the——game of contract bridge a three suiter (or three-suited hand) denotes a hand containing at least four cards in three 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 2♦ 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 the Kantar cuebid and Cansino can be used to introduce a three-suited hand after an opposing 1NT opening.

See also※

• Single suiter
• Two suiter
• Balanced hand
• Bridge probabilities

External links※

• Ryall, "Chris." "Bridge: Two level openings, 2 clubs as "strong unbalanced", Handling 4441 types". Chris Ryall - Bridge. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

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References※

• Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.

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