Hand of the Week #216 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♥ P 2NT P P P Given North's lead against our 2NT contract, we are in some trouble here. Once our ♦A is dislodged, we are wide open in diamonds, so it is likely we will need to get
Hand of the Week #216 ♥
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♥ P 2NT P P P West opens 1NT which this East-West pair are playing as weak (12-14 HCP). East responds with Stayman hoping to find their partner with a 4 card major, which they do have, but unfortunately
Defending Against Pre-emptive Bids ♦
Pre-emptive bids are designed to make your life hard, and they often succeed! In this video lesson, we learn about how to deal with these aggressive bids and the best tools to combat against them.
Hand of the Week #215 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1♥ 1♠ 3♥ 4♠ P P P North's lead, albeit an obvious one, has given us no opportunity to discard our losing hearts anywhere. Those 2 losers, combined with a guaranteed loser in the shape of the missing ♦A means that we have
Hand of the Week #215 ♣
N E S W 1♥ 1♠ 3♥ 4♠ P P P South opens the bidding with 1♥, West overcalls 1♠ and North jump raises their partner to 3♥ which is a heart fit with either 10-12 points and a balanced hand or an unbalanced hand with 8
Escaping 1NTx With Exit Transfers ♥
Whenever you open 1NT you are always susceptible to the opponents doubling you for penalties. This is especially true if you play a weak NT (12-14) as a lot of ACOL players so. In this video we look 'Exit Transfers' as a way to escape when you find your
Hand of the Week #214 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♥ X 1♠ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P South's bidding and lead on this hand prove to be very revealing about the cards we are missing here. South's takeout double over our 1♥ opener showed an opening hand (12+ HCP), shortage
Hand of the Week #214 ♠
N E S W 1♥ X 1♠ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P East opens 1♥ to start the bidding, South intervenes with a takeout double, West replies 1♠ and North passes. East's jump rebid to 3♥ represents 6+ hearts and 16+ HCP, South now passes
Hand of the Week #213 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♥ X 2♥ P P X P 3♦ P P P This hand is all going to come down to how many losers we end up with in the trump suit. For all other 3 suits, our fates are pretty much sealed. We
Hand of the Week #213 ♦
N E S W 1♥ X 2♥ P P X P 3♦ P P P A competitive auction sees a rather surprised West end up as declarer. North starts off the bidding with a 1♥ opener, East makes a takeout double, South raises their partner to 2♥