▁later ▁on . ▁If ▁no ▁one ▁wishes ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁a ▁half - co at , ▁then ▁the ▁deal er ▁de als ▁out ▁the ▁remaining ▁cards . ▁ ▁The ▁bid : ▁Once ▁all ▁the ▁cards ▁have ▁been ▁de alt , ▁the ▁b idd ing ▁begins . ▁Starting ▁from ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁bid der , ▁b idd ing ▁continues ▁in ▁a ▁clock wise ▁manner . ▁A ▁player ▁may ▁bid ▁anything ▁from ▁ 1 6 0 ▁through ▁ 3 0 4 , ▁the ▁maximum ▁points ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁a ▁game . ▁A ▁minimum ▁bid ▁of ▁ 1 6 0 ▁is ▁required , ▁because ▁you ▁must ▁bet ▁at ▁a ▁multiple ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁over ▁half ▁the ▁points ▁to ▁lay ▁tr ump . ▁If ▁a ▁player , ▁depending ▁on ▁his ▁cards ▁feels ▁he ▁can ▁make ▁all ▁ 3 0 4 ▁points , ▁he ▁calls ▁for ▁a ▁Full - C ourt , ▁which ▁is ▁discussed ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁turn ▁to ▁bid ▁a ▁player ▁may ▁either ▁raise ▁the ▁current ▁bid ▁or ▁pass . ▁Once ▁he ▁passes ▁he ▁cannot ▁bid ▁further ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁A ▁player ▁wins ▁the ▁bid ▁when ▁all ▁others ▁have ▁passed . ▁then ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁bid der ▁and ▁cho oses ▁a ▁tr ump , ▁depending ▁on ▁his ▁cards . ▁He ▁also ▁calls ▁for ▁a ▁partner ▁by ▁naming ▁a ▁particular ▁card ▁and ▁the ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁card ▁becomes ▁his ▁partner . ▁ ▁The ▁tr ump : ▁The ▁tr ump ▁is ▁literally ▁the ▁bid der ' s