Suit Establishment ♥
Here we learn about how to establish a suit. This essentially means that the suit becomes winners based on sheer length as the opponent's cannot follow to all of your cards. This of course assumes they can't trump your length winners!
Basic Bidding Answers ♣
Below is a little quiz, or test if you like, on basic bidding. The answers appear by selecting 'reveal' so you can cheat if you want, but it’s best not to! 1. How many points do you need to open the bidding? 12+ points 2. What are the 3
Basic Bidding ♣
Below is a little quiz, or test if you like, on basic bidding. The answers appear by clicking the link at the bottom, so you can cheat if you want, but it’s best not to! How many points do you need to open the bidding? - What are the
The Double ♣
Making a double (the one with an ‘X’ on it!) was introduced into the game of bridge as a way of punishing the opponents when you suspected they had bid too much. This bid goes back to the days when money was frequently bet on each hand of bridge,
To draw or not to draw? ♣
When you end up as declarer of a contract, quite often there will be a trump suit. Contracts with trumps tend to make more tricks because you can use your trump suit to make very cheap tricks. A question you should always ask yourself when you see dummy is
Opening leads ♣
The opening lead to a contract is considered the hardest part of the game. This is because you can’t see the dummy before you play your first card, so you are ‘in the dark’. Below I have outlined what are considered good leads, and what are not so good!
Overcalling ♣
As overcallers your primary job is to disrupt the opening side’s bidding. As such, we take an aggressive stance with our bids, aiming to bid as frequently as possible. To make an overcall you must have a good quality suit of at least 5 cards, but you do not
Responding to a 1NT opening ♣
Please note, this article assumes you are not playing any conventions after your partner opens 1NT, such as Stayman or Red Suit Transfers. When your partner opens 1NT, it is a very accurate bid. You know that they are balanced with 12-14 points. Because of this it is easier
Unbalanced hands ♣
As with balanced hands, you also have to make a ‘2 bid plan’ if you open an unbalanced hand. The difference is that with an unbalanced hand, you do not bid No Trumps and instead you bid your suit(s). There are many more possible combinations of unbalanced hands, and
Balanced hands ♣
When you open the bidding you look to make a ‘2 bid plan’ as you promise to rebid if your partner responds. To make it easier for the ‘kind’ of hand you hold, we categorise opening hands into 2 types. These are ‘balanced’ and ‘unbalanced’. A balanced hand is