What Is a Flat Hand in Bridge?

An opening bid of 2♦ to show a minimum opening bid with four spades and five or more hearts. Flat (Hand) A hand with 4-3-3-3 distribution. Float. An expression meaning that a bid is followed by three passes, ending the auction.

What are the names of bridge hands?

There are special names for specific types of hands. A ten, jack, queen, king, or ace is called an "honor." Getting the three top cards (ace, king, and queen) of three suits and the ace, king, and queen, and jack of the remaining suit is called 13 top honors.

What does a balanced hand mean in bridge?

A balanced hand or balanced distribution in card games is a hand with an even distribution of suits. In the game of contract bridge, it denotes a hand of thirteen cards which contains no singleton or void and at most one doubleton. Three hand patterns are classified as truly balanced: 4-3-3-3, 4-4-3-2 and 5-3-3-2.