Hand of the Week #116 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♥ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 3♦* P 3♠* P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♠ P 6♥ P P P At first glance this small slam looks routine to make. We have only 2 potential losers to worry about, they are: 1 possible
Hand of the Week #116 ♥
N E S W 1♥ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 3♦* P 3♠* P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♠ P 6♥ P P P An East-West only auction sees the pair land in a small slam. West starts with 1♥ and East responds with Jacoby 2NT representing
Hand of the Week #115 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 2♦ 2♠ 3♦ 4♠ P P P Setting up our own hand as 'high', our loser count is as follows: 1 spade, no hearts, 1 diamond and 1 club. Okay, so we lose those three tricks and then we make our game, easy
Hand of the Week #115 ♣
N E S W 2♦ 2♠ 3♦ 4♠ P P P South starts off the bidding by opening a weak two in diamonds and West elects to overcall 2♠ with their 5/5 major hand, the idea being that they will bid hearts on the next round if
SAYC Tutorial #4 ♥
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands, playing the American bidding system Standard American Yellow Card or SAYC for short
Hand of the Week #114 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♥ 2NT* 3♥ P 4♥ P P P In this hand we have 2 certain losers in the black suits, and a potential for 2 further losers in diamonds. With ♦Axx opposite ♦Q10x you would usually cash the ♦A and then play low
Hand of the Week #114 ♠
N E S W 1♥ 2NT* 3♥ P 4♥ P P P East starts off the bidding with a 1♥ opener and South jump overcalls with an unusual 2NT. This artificial bid shows at least 5 cards of good quality in the two lowest-ranking unbid suits, in
Hand of the Week #113 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♦ 1♥ 1♠ 2♥ 2♠ P 4♠ P P P Looking at our potential losers in hand we have: no trump losers, 3 heart losers, and 1 loser in each minor suit. Given that we are missing KQ in both minor suits it
Hand of the Week #113 ♦
N E S W 1♦ 1♥ 1♠ 2♥ 2♠ P 4♠ P P P North starts off the bidding with a 1♦ (based on the rule of 20), East overcalls 1♥ and South replies 1♠. This North-South pair are playing negative doubles, so a X by South
Hand of the Week #112 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♦ P 2♠ P 2NT* P 3♦* P 4♠ P P P Looking at possible (and definite!) losers in this 4♠ contract, we have: 1 spade, 2 hearts, 1 diamond, and no clubs. The spade and diamond loser look pretty inevitable, so it