Hand of the Week #3 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P With the ♣A, ♣K and ♥A as inevitable losers there is no point worrying about them. The diamond suit is sewn up (but no point playing them out), so the only potential loser you can
Hand of the Week #3 ♣
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P South opens 1♠ (better to open 1 of a major, than 1 of a minor with equal length suits), North jump supports with 3♠ (10-12 points) and South raises to game. On the lead of ♦J, can
General Defence – Active vs Passive ♦
In this lesson we look at defence as a whole. This is obviously a huge subject, so we learn about general themes to defence, specifically when to defend 'actively' (taking some risks to achieve some tricks) and when to defend passively (trying to not take any risks at all).
The Marked Finesse ♦
The marked finesse is a card play technique that specifically applies to being declarer. It gets it's name from a particular opponent being 'marked' with a certain card of interest. This is learned through the bidding or the play and can help lead to better than 50% finesses!
Roman Key Card Blackwood Responses Answers ♠
The answers to the Roman Key Card Blackwood quiz are below. If you haven't yet taken the quiz then click here to go back to the version without the answers! If you aren't sure what RKCB is all about then feel free to watch my video on it here.
Roman Key Card Blackwood Responses ♠
Below is a bidding quiz on Roman Key Card Blackwood - the fancy version of 4NT looking for a slam. If you aren't sure what RKCB is all about then feel free to watch my video on it here. The answers to the quiz appear by clicking the link
The Importance of Entries ♦
In this card play lesson, we take a look at using cards to transport the lead from one hand to another. Specifically we focus on being declarer and understand how important these 'entries' can be.
Hand of the Week #2 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P With the loser in clubs inevitable, it is only the heart losers you can do something with. The only way you will only lose 1 heart is if you trump your other hearts
Hand of the Week #2 ♦
N E S W 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P East opens their monster 23 count 2♣*, West responds the usual 2♦* and East then shows an unbalanced hand with 5+ spades. West is not interested in anything beyond game so jumps to
The Principle of Vacant Places ♠
The principle of vacant places is a technique used to calculate the odds of a particular card being in a particular opponent's hand. What this principle states is that the odds change as/when you learn about the shape of your opponents' hands. A simplified view of this would be