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Balancing - Balancing NT and Followup Bids

2/5/23 (60 min)

In the balancing seat we usually “borrow a king” from our partner.  Since NT bids are precisely defined this point change to our hand dramatically affects our bidding.  Here we look at our balancing NT bids and the followup bidding that partner makes. 

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Balancing - Balancing NT and Followup Bids
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Minor Suit Auctions and Raises - Inverted ...

12/5/22 (65 min)

The modern system for bidding when we have a fit for partner's minor, called inverted minors, works on improving our ability to look for game or slam in a minor suit -- which is the most common time we want to support a minor suit. Make sure you and partner have a good grasp of these methods, both for playing them and playing against them.

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Minor Suit Auctions and Raises - Inverted Minors and Followups
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Minor Suit Auctions and Raises - Weak and Other ...

12/12/22 (66 min)

One of the most powerful tools we have in competitive bidding is the preemptive raise. When we have a minor suit fit the opponents will often have a major suit fit. We want to make it as difficult as possible for them to find that fit and using preemptive raises is one the best ways to make their life difficult.

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Minor Suit Auctions and Raises - Weak and Other Minor Suit Raises
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Minor Suit Auctions and Raises - Avoiding ...

12/19/22 (69 min)

There are certain minor suit hands that can play extremely well in NT contracts. If evaluated correctly these hands can be bid in a way that makes the auction relatively simple. Let's make sure that you do not torture your partner with these hands when you could keep it simple and get to the right contract.

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Minor Suit Auctions and Raises - Avoiding Minors by Opening / Rebiding NT
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Minor Suit Auctions and Raises - Minor Suit ...

12/27/22 (63 min)

When we have a good hand and a minor suit fit then we may want to explore a minor suit slam. Part of the art form of minor suit slam bidding is using tools to explore slam while keeping a NT contract in the picture. Here we look at how to use these tools and better judge our minor suit slam.

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Palo Alto: Is It Forcing? How Forcing is It?

Palo Alto: Is It Forcing? How Forcing is It?

Saturday 4/4/22 (87 min)

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Competitive Bidding - Overcalls, Jump Overcalls, & Doubles

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Competitive Bidding - Overcalls, Jump Overcalls, & Doubles

Monday 7/19/21 (112 min)

Ft. Lauderdale Bridge Club Event: Competitive Bidding - Overcalls, Jump Overcalls, & Doubles

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Palo Alto: Competitive Bidding - Overcalls, Doubles, & More

Palo Alto: Competitive Bidding - Overcalls, Doubles, & More

Saturday 3/6/21 (159 min)

Webinar for Palo Alto Bridge Club: Competitive Bidding - Overcalls, Doubles, and More.

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Opener's Rebids

Opener's Rebids

September 2020 (95 min)

Opener’s Rebid is one of the most important actions in the auction. Here we look at how to hope uses this call to define our hand in terms of by shape and strength.

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