. "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. The standard treatment to describe a three-suited hand after an opposing opening in a suit is the takeout double. Conventions like the and can be used to introduce a three-suited hand after an opposing 1NT opening."@en . . . . . . . . "Three suiter"@en . . "6068617"^^ . . . . . "1104263705"^^ . "1693"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "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 \u2014 following the likely response of partner in the short suit \u2014 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\u2666 opening in the ). The standard treatment to describe a three-suited hand after an opposing opening in a suit is the takeout double. Conventions like the and can be used to introduce a three-suited hand after an opposing 1NT opening."@en . . . . .