This may force the fourth player to bid a three-card suit in some situations, but that is a small price to pay.

A void is very remote since somebody might have bid a seven-card suit.

So Leventritt passed, the normal action when an opponent has bid a suit in which you have length and strength.

But what if there is no ruffing possibility, and dummy has not bid a suit naturally?

The British idea is to bid a new suit and then raise to game.

But what if each defender has bid a suit?

Here, though, the dummy had not bid a suit in a natural sense.

You may find that they're bidding a suit that is particularly strong in your hand.

He would bid a second suit only with an unbalanced hand.

If both defenders have bid a suit, the leader should choose his own suit, but that does not always turn out well.