Hand of the Week #36 ♣
N E S W 1♣ P 1♦ P 1♥ P 3NT P P P East kicks off the bidding with an opening of 1♣, and West takes their time with a simple response of 1♦. Don't forget you don't need to jump as a responder if you
Cue Bidding as the Opening Side ♥
Cue bidding is a name for when you bid the opponents' suit. A cue bid is always a forcing bid and shows something specific depending on what situation you use it in. In this lesson we look at cue bidding when you are the responder or the opener after
Hand of the Week #35 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P West's lead of the ♥K has immediately given us problems as our ♥A (our cover in hearts) is going to have to be used straight away. Looking at the hand overall, we have 1 potential
Hand of the Week #35 ♦
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P A straight-forward bidding sequence lands South in what looks to be a dodgy 4♠ contract! North's raise to 3♠ was based on the losing trick count but equally this bid could have been based on
The Naked Finesse ♦
A finesse is a card play technique where you try and make a trick from a card this not currently the boss or master in a suit. In this video we learn about a style of a finesse known as the 'the naked finesse'. This is when you are
Hand of the Week #34 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 4♠ P P P The lead of the ♦4 is not particularly threatening, nor does it help us much! Looking at our losers in hand we have none in trumps, 1 in hearts, 3 in diamonds and
Hand of the Week #34 ♥
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 4♠ P P P East starts us off by opening 1♠ on the rule of 20 ,West replies with 2♣, with East then rebidding 2♦ to show their minimum opener and 5:4 in spades and diamonds. West
Responder’s 2nd Bid ♣
In this lesson we take a look at responder's options with their second bid. Typically this will occur after a major fit has not yet been found, and after the opener has not opened NTs. Normally, the responder's second bid is the bid that decides the contract, so it
Hand of the Week #33 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♣ P 1♦ P 1NT P 4NT P 6NT P P P The lead hasn't helped us or hindered us really, and as mentioned before we only have 11 top tricks in the form of 2 spades, 1 heart, 3 diamonds and 5
Hand of the Week #33 ♠
N E S W 1♣ P 1♦ P 1NT P 4NT P 6NT P P P A North-South only auction sees them end up in slam! North starts with 1♣, South replies with 1♦ and North rebids 1NT which shows 15-17 balanced. South now knows that there